unsympathizing

Thân thiện

The manager's unsympathizing expression made the employee feel unheard.

Definition

Adjective: * Not showing or expressing sympathy: Describes a person, attitude, or behavior that lacks compassion, understanding, or shared feeling for the troubles or emotions of others.

Usage

The word "unsympathizing" is a formal adjective used to characterize someone's disposition or response as cold, indifferent, or lacking in empathy. It directly modifies nouns describing people or their qualities. * It is often used in critical or analytical contexts to describe a harsh or unfeeling stance. * It is the direct opposite of "sympathizing."

Examples

• The manager's unsympathizing response to the employee's family emergency shocked the entire team.
• She maintained an unsympathizing silence throughout his emotional appeal.
• His unsympathizing nature made it difficult for friends to confide in him.

Advanced Usage

• "unsympathizing eye": A metaphorical phrase describing a critical, unfeeling perspective.
  • He viewed the community's struggles with an unsympathizing eye, seeing only statistics, not people.

Variants and Related Words

• Unsympathetic (adj.): A more common synonym with the same core meaning. ("Unsympathizing" can sometimes imply a more active or conscious withholding of sympathy.)
• Unsympathizingly (adv.): In an unsympathizing manner.
  • He listened unsympathizingly to their complaints.

Synonyms

• Unsympathetic
• Uncompassionate
• Unfeeling
• Indifferent
• Hard-hearted

Antonyms

• Sympathizing
• Sympathetic
• Compassionate
• Understanding
• Empathetic

Học thuật

Adjective

1. not showing or expressing sympathy
   • an uncharitable and unsympathizing attitude

Từ đồng nghĩa

• unsympathising