Unsympathetic — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

not sympathetic or disposed toward

(of characters in literature or drama) tending to evoke antipathetic feelings

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʌnsˌɪmpəθˈɛɾɪk/

🇬🇧British English

/ʌnsˌɪmpəθˈɛtɪk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʌnsˌɪmpəθˈɛtɪk/

5 syllables Say it as /ʌnsˌɪmpəθˈɛɾɪk/.

Examples

unsympathetic officialdom
people unsympathetic to the revolution
his dignity made him seem aloof and unsympathetic

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

closed disagreeable unlikable unlikeable unappealing unkindly

Antonyms

sympathetic

Parts of Speech

adjective	not sympathetic or disposed toward “unsympathetic officialdom”
adjective	(of characters in literature or drama) tending to evoke antipathetic feelings “all the characters were peculiarly unsympathetic”
adjective	not having an open mind “a closed mind unreceptive to new ideas”
adjective	lacking in sympathy and kindness “unkindly ancts”
adjective	not agreeing with your tastes or expectations “found the task disagreeable and decided to abandon it”

Word Forms

disagreeableness

noun

the quality of being disagreeable and unpleasant

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unsympathisch

nicht sympathisch oder aufgeschlossen gegenüber

🇫🇷French

antipathique

pas sympathique ou disposé envers

🇪🇸Spanish

no simpático

no es comprensivo o dispuesto hacia

🇮🇹Italian

antipatico

non comprensivo o disposto verso

🇳🇱Dutch

onsympathiek

niet sympathiek of geneigd

🇵🇹Portuguese

antipático

não é simpático ou disposto a

🇷🇺Russian

несимпатичный

не сочувствует и не расположен к

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कुरूप

सहानुभूतिपूर्ण या प्रवृत्त नहीं होना

🇧🇩Bengali

সহানুভূতিহীন

প্রতি সহানুভূতিশীল বা নিষ্পত্তি না

🇮🇳Tamil

இரக்கமற்ற

அனுதாபம் அல்லது நாட்டம் இல்லை

🇮🇳Telugu

సానుభూతి లేని

సానుభూతి లేదా వైపు మొగ్గు చూపడం లేదు

🇮🇳Marathi

सहानुभूतीहीन

सहानुभूतीशील किंवा विल्हेवाट लावत नाही

🇮🇳Gujarati

અસંવેદનશીલ

પ્રત્યે સહાનુભૂતિ અથવા નિકાલ નથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಹಾನುಭೂತಿಯಿಲ್ಲದ

ಸಹಾನುಭೂತಿ ಇಲ್ಲ ಅಥವಾ ಕಡೆಗೆ ವಿಲೇವಾರಿ ಮಾಡಿಲ್ಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സഹതാപമില്ലാത്ത

അനുകമ്പയോ മനോഭാവമോ അല്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਹਮਦਰਦ

ਪ੍ਰਤੀ ਹਮਦਰਦੀ ਜਾਂ ਨਿਪਟਾਰਾ ਨਹੀਂ

🇵🇰Urdu

غیر ہمدردی

ہمدرد یا کی طرف نمٹا نہیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

没有同情心的

不同情或不倾向于

🇯🇵Japanese

同情的でない

同情的でない、または好意的ではない

🇰🇷Korean

동정심 없는

동정심이 없거나 성향이 없다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không thông cảm

không thông cảm hoặc có thiện cảm với

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่เห็นอกเห็นใจ

ไม่เห็นอกเห็นใจหรือโน้มน้าวใจ

🇮🇩Indonesian

tidak simpatik

tidak simpatik atau cenderung ke arah itu

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi nakikiramay

hindi nakikiramay o nakahilig

🇲🇾Malay

tidak bersimpati

tidak bersimpati atau cenderung kepada

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غير متعاطف

غير متعاطف أو ميال نحو

🇮🇷Persian

بی همدردی

نه دلسوز و نه تمایلی نسبت به

🇹🇷Turkish

anlayışsız

sempatik ya da eğilimli değil

🇮🇱Hebrew

לא סימפטי

לא סימפטי או נוטה כלפי

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