unsympathizing
English
Alternative forms
- unsympathising
Etymology
un- + sympathizing
Adjective
unsympathizing (not comparable)
- Failing to sympathize; lacking sympathy
- 1861, John Stuart Mill, Utilitarianism:
- 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.
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Synonyms
- unsympathetic