unfeeling

Language: en

🇺🇸 /əˈnfiːlɪŋ/

📖 Definitions

  1. adjective
    Lacking sympathy, compassion, or sensitivity to the feelings of others; callous and indifferent to suffering.; Not having or showing physical sensation; insensible or numb.; Devoid of emotion or feeling; not susceptible to being moved or affected emotionally.; Harsh, cruel, or deliberately causing pain without remorse.

🔗 Details

Word forms

Comparative: more unfeeling Superlative: most unfeeling

Collocations

cold and unfeelingunfeeling attitudeunfeeling remarkunfeeling responseunfeeling mannerunfeeling disregard

Derivatives

unfeelinglyunfeelingness

Synonyms

callousheartlessinsensitivecoldcruelhard-hearteduncompassionate

Antonyms

compassionatesympatheticsensitivecaringempathetic

Commonly confused

unfelt
EN: 'Unfeeling' describes a person who lacks empathy or compassion; 'unfelt' describes an emotion or sensation that was not experienced.
indifferent
EN: 'Indifferent' implies a lack of interest or concern; 'unfeeling' implies a lack of empathy or emotional responsiveness, often with a harsher connotation.

Spelling tips

EN: No common spelling issues. Note the adverb form is 'unfeelingly' (not 'unfeeling-ly').

💬 Examples

  1. The unfeeling landlord evicted the family without a moment's hesitation.

  2. After hours in the cold, his fingers were unfeeling and white.

  3. She stared at the painting with an unfeeling expression, revealing nothing of her inner thoughts.

  4. His unfeeling remarks about her illness left everyone in the room shocked.