unfeeling
Americanadjective
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not feeling; devoid of feeling; insensible or insensate.
- Synonyms:
- numb
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unsympathetic; callous.
an intelligent but unfeeling man.
- Synonyms:
- hardhearted
- Antonyms:
- sympathetic
adjective
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without sympathy; callous
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without physical feeling or sensation
Related Words
See hard.
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of unfeeling
before 1000; Middle English; Old English unfelende. See un- 1, feel, -ing 2
Example Sentences
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Unfeeling grown-ups pulled her down, made her change her dress.
From Time Magazine Archive
“You have no regard, then, for the honour and credit of my nephew! Unfeeling, selfish girl! Do you not consider that a connection with you must disgrace him in the eyes of everybody?”
From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen
Unfeeling jests and pranks at the expense of others beget unhappiness and discomfort at the expense of ourselves.
From Boys and Girls Bookshelf (Vol 2 of 17) Folk-Lore, Fables, And Fairy Tales by Baltzell, W. J. (Winton James)
While she lived you were silent, Unfeeling as stone.
From Jeremiah A Drama in Nine Scenes by Zweig, Stefan
From Him— ... we roam unconscious, or with hearts Unfeeling of our universal Sire, and the greatest thing we can achieve, "our noon-tide majesty," is— to know ourselves Parts and proportions of one wonderous whole!
From Mysticism in English Literature by Spurgeon, Caroline F. E.
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