unfeeling

American  

[uhn-fee-ling] / ʌnˈfi lɪŋ /

adjective

1. not feeling; devoid of feeling; insensible or insensate.

   Synonyms:

   numb

2. unsympathetic; callous.

   an intelligent but unfeeling man.

   Synonyms:

   hardhearted

   Antonyms:

   sympathetic

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unfeeling British  

/ ʌnˈfiːlɪŋ /

adjective

1. without sympathy; callous

2. without physical feeling or sensation

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Related Words

See hard.

Other Word Forms

• unfeelingly adverb
• unfeelingness noun

Etymology

Origin of unfeeling

before 1000; Middle English; Old English unfelende. See un- ¹, feel, -ing ²

Example Sentences

When he dismisses a contagion that killed millions as a “global gob of spit,” Mr. Tesson seems unfeeling and out of touch.

From The Wall Street Journal

Where were prisoners kept in this vast, unfeeling city?

From Literature

“I didn’t want to be the only unfeeling monster in the room.”

From Los Angeles Times

Panning “Amélie” is probably the quickest way for a critic to get himself thought of as cynical and unfeeling.

From Salon

Brooks and Gordon could easily get away with making “Oh, Hi!” a reverse “Misery,” with Iris as the beleaguered, sympathetic party trapped in a bad dynamic made worse by her unfeeling companion.

From Salon