inconsiderate

[ in-kuhn-sid-er-it ]

adjective

1. without due regard for the rights or feelings of others:

   It was inconsiderate of him to keep us waiting.

   Synonyms: uncaring, rude, insensitive

2. acting without consideration; thoughtless; heedless.
3. overhasty; rash; ill-considered:

   slovenly, inconsiderate reasoning.

inconsiderate

/ ˌɪnkənˈsɪdərɪt /

adjective

1. lacking in care or thought for others; heedless; thoughtless
2. rare.
   insufficiently considered

Derived Forms

• ˌinconˈsiderateness, noun
• ˌinconˈsiderately, adverb

Other Word Forms

• incon·sider·ate·ly adverb
• incon·sider·ate·ness incon·sider·ation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of inconsiderate¹

First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English word from Latin word inconsīderātus. See in- ³, considerate

Example Sentences

Reported problems include roads being blocked by inconsiderate and illegal parking, vast amounts of litter, and people emptying their campervan toilets into bushes.

From BBC

The changes would also mean serious injury caused by dangerous cycling - or death by careless or inconsiderate cycling - could incur punishments of five years in jail, fines, or both.

From BBC

What they did was incredibly inconsiderate, to say the least.

From Salon

Spencer, from Newbold on Stour, pleaded guilty at Warwick Crown Court to death by careless driving and three counts of causing serious injury by careless or inconsiderate driving.

From BBC

"I think local planning is all done just to give local people the illusion that their opinion counts, because what they've done is inconsiderate and disrespectful," he says.

From BBC