uncaring
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a word derived from
care.
carenouna state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern.
Example Sentences
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On the one hand, they can’t defend the behaviors she documents without showing themselves to be cynical and uncaring.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
Günter is attracted to Freud’s science of the mind because he believes that it alleviates unhappiness, but he is learning that the analyst can be distant and dictatorial, like some all-knowing but uncaring deity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026
Unaware and uncaring that there’s an option to be anything else, and just swimming, until the thought is introduced in your mind that that’s somehow wrong to do?
From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2025
"She was uncaring and demanding and intimidating. She would just explode."
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2025
Beyond was the emptiness of the night sky, speckled with cold uncaring stars.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
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