Question 1 · Quick check
unsympathetic
CEFRB2
/əˌnsɪmpəˈθɛtɪk/
adjective
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In plain English
- 01
adjective
Not caring about another person's feelings or problems.
- 02
adjective
Extra detailNot sympathetic; ill-disposed
Examples
I'm not unsympathetic about what you're going through.
It's not that I am unsympathetic, but I am not able to help you.
At a glance
Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 2
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 2
- Synonyms
- 5
Deep Dive
More examples
In contextAfter years of unsympathetic commercial use and dereliction, nothing of note remained inside, which accordingly has been reconfigured with modern amenities such as underfloor heating.
His tall, gaunt, stringy figure is insensible to fatigue, and his dry, half-sarcastic, and often wholly unsympathetic manner is uninfluenced by any change in his surroundings.
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Origin
adjective
From un- + sympathetic.