US /ʌnˈkaɪnd/
adj Freq #17001

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    Not kind; cruel or unpleasant to others.

    It was unkind of him to laugh at her mistake.

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Synonyms
1 adj · not kind; cruel or... cruelharshpitiless
Word family
Forms unkinderunkindest
Related forms unkindlyunkindness

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English unkynde; equivalent to un- + kind.

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