unkind

🇬🇧 UK/.ʌn'kaind/🇺🇸 US

B2

Definitions

adj.

Lacking kindness or sympathy; harsh, cruel, or inconsiderate.

不友善的；冷漠的；刻薄的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English

unnot, reversal

+

kindother

=unkind

Example Sentences

1.
Her unkind comment hurt his feelings deeply.
2.
It was unkind to exclude him from the gathering.
3.
The unkind treatment of animals cannot be tolerated.

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