Unsympathetic Meaning
/əˌnsɪmpəˈθɛtɪk/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjNot sympathetic; ill-disposed
Sentence Examples
It's not that I am unsympathetic, but I am not able to help you.
I'm not unsympathetic about what you're going through.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The boss showed no care for his employees' problems, remaining ____ to their struggles.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The manager was quite ____ to the employee's problems, which caused a lot of tension in the office today.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English sympathetic English unsympathetic From un- + sympathetic.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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."
— 1912, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World […], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC:
"After years of unsympathetic commercial use and dereliction, nothing of note remained inside, which accordingly has been reconfigured with modern amenities such as underfloor heating."
— 2021 December 15, Robin Leleux, “Awards honour the best restoration projects: The Network Rail Community Award: Saltash and Stow”, in RAIL, number 946, page 58:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The boss showed no care for his employees' problems, remaining ____ to their struggles.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The manager was quite ____ to the employee's problems, which caused a lot of tension in the office today.