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unfeeling

American  
[uhn-fee-ling] / ʌnˈfi lɪŋ /

adjective

  1. not feeling; devoid of feeling; insensible or insensate.

    Synonyms:
    numb

  2. unsympathetic; callous.

    an intelligent but unfeeling man.
    Synonyms:
    hardhearted
    Antonyms:
    sympathetic
unfeeling British  
/ ʌnˈfiːlɪŋ /

adjective

  1. without sympathy; callous

  2. without physical feeling or sensation

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Related Words

See hard.

Other Word Forms

  • unfeelingly adverb
  • unfeelingness noun

Etymology

Origin of unfeeling

before 1000; Middle English; Old English unfelende. See un- 1, feel, -ing 2

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