Uncaring — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

lacking affection or warm feeling

without care or thought for others

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʌŋkˈɛɹɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/ʌŋkˈeəɹɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʌŋkˈeəɹɪŋ/

3 syllables Say it as /ʌŋkˈɛɹɪŋ/.

Examples

an uncaring person
the thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread; `Let them eat cake'

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

unthinking thoughtless unaffectionate detached

Parts of Speech

adjective	lacking affection or warm feeling “an uncaring person”
adjective	without care or thought for others “the thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread; `Let them eat cake'”

Word Forms

thoughtlessness

noun

the quality of failing to be considerate of others

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

gleichgültig

es mangelt an Zuneigung oder warmem Gefühl

🇫🇷French

indifférent

manque d'affection ou de sentiment de chaleur

🇪🇸Spanish

indiferente

falta de afecto o sentimiento cálido

🇮🇹Italian

indifferente

privo di affetto o di sentimenti affettuosi

🇳🇱Dutch

onverschillig

zonder genegenheid of warm gevoel

🇵🇹Portuguese

indiferente

falta de carinho ou sentimento caloroso

🇷🇺Russian

безразличный

отсутствие привязанности или теплого чувства

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बेपरवाह

स्नेह या गर्मजोशी की कमी

🇧🇩Bengali

যত্নহীন

অনুরাগ বা উষ্ণ অনুভূতির অভাব

🇮🇳Tamil

அக்கறையற்ற

பாசம் அல்லது சூடான உணர்வு இல்லாதது

🇮🇳Telugu

పట్టించుకోని

ఆప్యాయత లేదా వెచ్చని అనుభూతి లేకపోవడం

🇮🇳Marathi

बेफिकीर

आपुलकी किंवा उबदार भावना नसणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

બેદરકારી

સ્નેહ અથવા ગરમ લાગણીનો અભાવ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಾಳಜಿಯಿಲ್ಲದ

ವಾತ್ಸಲ್ಯ ಅಥವಾ ಬೆಚ್ಚಗಿನ ಭಾವನೆಯ ಕೊರತೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അശ്രദ്ധ

വാത്സല്യമോ ഊഷ്മളമായ വികാരമോ ഇല്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੇਪਰਵਾਹ

ਪਿਆਰ ਜਾਂ ਨਿੱਘੀ ਭਾਵਨਾ ਦੀ ਘਾਟ

🇵🇰Urdu

بے پرواہ

پیار یا گرم احساس کی کمی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

漠不关心

缺乏感情或温暖的感觉

🇯🇵Japanese

思いやりのない

愛情や温かい気持ちが欠けている

🇰🇷Korean

무관심

애정이나 따뜻한 감정이 부족하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vô tâm

thiếu tình cảm hoặc cảm giác ấm áp

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่ใส่ใจ

ขาดความรักหรือความรู้สึกอบอุ่น

🇮🇩Indonesian

tidak peduli

kurang kasih sayang atau perasaan hangat

🇵🇭Filipino

walang pakialam

kulang sa pagmamahal o mainit na pakiramdam

🇲🇾Malay

tidak mengambil berat

kurang kasih sayang atau perasaan hangat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غير مهتم

تفتقر إلى المودة أو الشعور الدافئ

🇮🇷Persian

بی توجه

کمبود محبت یا احساس گرما

🇹🇷Turkish

umursamaz

şefkat veya sıcak duygu eksikliği

🇮🇱Hebrew

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