unkindness
pronunciation
How to pronounce unkindness in British English:
UK [ˌʌn'kaɪndnəs]
How to pronounce unkindness in American English:
US [ʌnˈkaɪndnɪs]
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- Noun:
- lack of sympathy
Word Origin
- unkindness (n.)
- c. 1300, "state or character of being unkind, lack of natural regard or proper consideration," from un- (1) "not" + kindness (n.), or from unkind (adj.) + -ness. Meaning "an unkind act" is from c. 1500.
Antonym
Example
- 1. His unkindness to his daughter came home to roost .
- 2. His unkindness hurt me all the more because I had been previously so kind to him .
- 3. Over dinner one night , the four of them complained about the unkindness of beijingers , the high cost of living and the boredom of their jobs .
- 4. His unkindness hurt me all the more because I had been previously so kind to hellom .
- 5. His wife had behaved kindly to him in return for his unkindness .