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unsympathetic

UK/,ʌnsɪmpə'θetɪk/US/'ʌn.simpә'θetik/
C2

Definitions

adj.

Showing no sympathy or understanding; unkind to someone's trouble

不同情的,冷漠的

Root Breakdown

Root-derived
un-not, reversal
+
sympathetictogether, with
=unsympathetic

un- (not) + sympathetic = not sympathetic; unmoved by or hostile to someone's difficulty.

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The manager was cold and unsympathetic.

  • 2.

    She got an unsympathetic response from the bank.

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