unkind
adjective
lacking in kindness or mercy; severe.
unkindness
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a word derived from
unkind.
Example Sentences
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But when an empathetic person suddenly withholds affection, it’s perceived as an act of unkindness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2025
The hog jokes are, actually, very funny, but more impressive is the indifference he’s maintained around unkindness from internet strangers.
From Slate ● Dec. 17, 2024
That view absolves us of trying to understand the systemic source of those indignities as something other than unkindness.
From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2024
We’ve entered a land whose population has been ground down by unkindness.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 3, 2023
She had been giving kindness, and he had returned it with unkindness.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
