Meanings
alternative unsympathising
- not comparableFailing to sympathize; lacking sympathy
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It is often affirmed that utilitarianism renders men cold and unsympathizing; that it chills their moral feelings towards individuals; that it makes them regard only the dry and hard consideration of the consequences of actions, not taking into their moral estimate the qualities from which those actions emanate.
1861, John Stuart Mill, UtilitarianismSynonyms: unsympathetic
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveFailing to sympathize; lacking sympathy
More synonyms by meaning
adjectivenot showing or expressing sympathy
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Germanic*un-
- Proto-West Germanic*un-
- Old Englishun-
- Middle Englishun-
- Englishun-
- Englishsympathizing
- Englishunsympathizing
From un- + sympathizing.
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