uncompassionate
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Definition
Adjective: - Lacking compassion or feeling for others: Describes a person, attitude, or action that shows no sympathy, pity, or concern for the suffering or misfortunes of others.
Usage
The word "uncompassionate" is a formal adjective used to characterize someone or their behavior as being without kindness or empathy. It directly negates the quality of being compassionate. - It is typically used in more formal, literary, or critical contexts. - It describes a fundamental character trait or a consistent manner of behavior.
Examples
- The manager's uncompassionate dismissal of the employee's personal crisis shocked the team.
- An uncompassionate system often fails the most vulnerable in society.
- In the play, the king is portrayed as a stern and uncompassionate ruler.
- Her uncompassionate response to the plea for help revealed her true nature.
Advanced Usage
- "uncompassionate sire": A literary or archaic phrase meaning an unsympathetic or pitiless father. This usage is famously seen in the provided reference from Shakespeare.
- "Nor silver-shedding tears could penetrate her uncompassionate sire."
Variants and Related Words
- Compassionate (adj): Feeling or showing sympathy and concern for others. (This is the direct antonym).
- Compassion (n): Sympathetic pity and concern for the sufferings or misfortunes of others.
- Unsympathetic (adj): Not feeling, showing, or expressing sympathy. (A close synonym, though sometimes less intense).
- Callous (adj): Showing or having an insensitive and cruel disregard for others. (A stronger, more negative synonym).
- Hard-hearted (adj): Incapable of being moved to pity or tenderness; unfeeling.
Synonyms
- Unsympathetic
- Unfeeling
- Hard-hearted
- Callous
- Pitiless
- Merciless
Antonyms
- Compassionate
- Sympathetic
- Kind-hearted
- Merciful
- Benevolent
Adjective
- lacking compassion or feeling for others
- nor silver-shedding tears could penetrate her uncompassionate sire- Shakespeare