unkind
pronunciation
How to pronounce unkind in British English:
UK [ˌʌnˈkaɪnd]
How to pronounce unkind in American English:
US [ʌnˈkaɪnd]
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- Adjective:
- lacking kindness
- deficient in humane and kindly feelings
- lacking or showing kindness or compassion or mercy
- used of circumstances (especially weather) that cause suffering
Word Origin
- unkind (adj.)
- Old English uncynde "unnatural, not natural;" see un- (1) "not" + kind (adj.). Meaning "lacking in kindness" is recorded from mid-14c.
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Example
- 1. Markets can be equally unkind .
- 2. " I hate to admit it , but he is unkind and unsympathetic to people , " she said , as I recall .
- 3. Such people should , therefore , be denied that right-however unkind that may seem .
- 4. Now I know that it probably has nothing to do with the content of my post , but it 's the same punch in the gut that I feel when I read an unkind comment on one of my posts : " you are the most self-absorbed , clueless , bad writer I 've ever come across ...... "