Unsympathetic
[,ʌnsɪmpə'θetɪk] or [,ʌn,sɪmpə'θɛtɪk]
Definition
(adj.) not sympathetic or disposed toward; 'unsympathetic officialdom'; 'people unsympathetic to the revolution'; 'his dignity made him seem aloof and unsympathetic' .
(adj.) (of characters in literature or drama) tending to evoke antipathetic feelings; 'all the characters were peculiarly unsympathetic' .
Checker: Olga--From WordNet
Examples
- And with these unsympathetic words very gladly withdrew. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- You said you'd like to ask something; but you haven't asked it,' remarked Venus, very unsympathetic in manner. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Clennam's looks expressed his heavy disappointment, perhaps his incredulity; for she added in the same unsympathetic tone: 'You don't believe it. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
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