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US
/ənˌsɪmpəˈθɛtɪk/
]
[ UK /ʌnsˌɪmpəθˈɛtɪk/ ]
[ UK /ʌnsˌɪmpəθˈɛtɪk/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
(of characters in literature or drama) tending to evoke antipathetic feelings
all the characters were peculiarly unsympathetic -
not having an open mind
a closed mind unreceptive to new ideas -
not sympathetic or disposed toward
unsympathetic officialdom
people unsympathetic to the revolution
his dignity made him seem aloof and unsympathetic -
lacking in sympathy and kindness
unkindly ancts -
not agreeing with your tastes or expectations
found the task disagreeable and decided to abandon it
a job temperamentally unsympathetic to him
How To Use unsympathetic In A Sentence
- It worries them that many vintage structures, both vernacular and colonial, are being changed unsympathetically, resulting in eyesores, even on King Street.
- I told him about the problem but he was totally unsympathetic.
- He talked of his harsh, unsympathetic upbringing in which his often drunken father physically abused his wife and children.
- Save your breath! Don't even mention your illness to your unsympathetic boss.
- We have our sympathetic characters doing unsympathetic things and vice versa. Times, Sunday Times
- A broadcaster of gentlemanly calm and courtesy, he was unsympathetic to the more confrontational style which increasingly became the norm. Times, Sunday Times
- He's unsympathetic, but charismatic and complex.
- A generally unsympathetic Supreme Court will again take up the issue - in the context of federal contracting programs - next term.
- Many sufferers have found their doctors unhelpful and unsympathetic when they first sought help. Repetitive Strain Injury
- Her husband was unsympathetic and she felt she had no one to turn to.
