unsympathetic

[US]/ˌʌnsɪmpə'θetɪk/
[UK]/ˌʌn,sɪmpə'θɛtɪk/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. lacking sympathy or compassion
adv. in an unsympathetic or uncompassionate manner

Example Sentences

an unsympathetic response

a totally unsympathetic character.

they were initially unsympathetic towards the cause of Irish freedom.

I'm not being unsympathetic, but I can't see why you put up with him.

Save your breath!Don't even mention your illness to your unsympathetic boss.

appear unsympathetic towards others

unsympathetic to their struggles

unsympathetic treatment of the issue

seem unsympathetic to their feelings

unsympathetic to the plight of others

Real-world Examples

" He came across as a really unsympathetic figure, " she said.

Source: VOA Special February 2022 Collection

My divorce lawyer feels an ongoing affair with a teenager could make me seem unsympathetic.

Source: Deadly Women

In the eyes of many observers, Musk has gone from visionary genius to unsympathetic tyrant.

Source: Selected English short passages

I should have thought I was the last person to be unsympathetic to-to aspirations of that kind.

Source: The Moon and Sixpence (Condensed Version)

One does not leave stolen love-objects in one's tie-drawer to be exposed to the unsympathetic gaze of the stranger.

Source: A handsome face.

Edward had to write a letter to his mother, apologising for being such a " cold-hearted and unsympathetic swine" .

Source: Women Who Changed the World

Nevertheless, it is a singularly cold and unsympathetic plant.

Source: Yosemite

But George was unsympathetic. 'Oh, that, ' he said with a smile as if he were talking about an old friend.

Source: New Concept English. British Edition. Book Three (Translation)

I'm not unsympathetic to your plight.

Source: The Big Bang Theory (Video Version) Season 6

Under the influence of such hostile and irritable sensations, the statesman—en herbe—was even more unsympathetic and distant in his intercourse with Nejdanov.

Source: The Virgin Land (Part 2)

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