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un·kind

(ŭn-kīnd′)

adj. un·kind·er, un·kind·est

1. Lacking kindness; inconsiderate or unsympathetic.

2. Harsh; severe: unkind winters.

un·kind′ness n.

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unkind

(ʌnˈkaɪnd)

adj

1. lacking kindness; unsympathetic or cruel

2. archaic or dialect

a. (of weather) unpleasant

b. (of soil) hard to cultivate

unˈkindly adv

unˈkindness n

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un•kind

(ʌnˈkaɪnd)

adj. , -er, -est.

lacking in kindness or mercy; severe.

[1200–50]

un•kind′ness, n.

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Adj.	1.	unkind - lacking kindness; "a thoughtless and unkind remark"; "the unkindest cut of all" malign - evil or harmful in nature or influence; "prompted by malign motives"; "believed in witches and malign spirits"; "gave him a malign look"; "a malign lesion" merciless, unmerciful - having or showing no mercy; "the merciless enemy"; "a merciless critic"; "gave him a merciless beating" kind - having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior; "kind to sick patients"; "a kind master"; "kind words showing understanding and sympathy"; "thanked her for her kind letter"
	2.	unkind - deficient in humane and kindly feelings pitiless inhumane - lacking and reflecting lack of pity or compassion; "humans are innately inhumane; this explains much of the misery and suffering in the world"; "biological weapons are considered too inhumane to be used"

unkind

adjective cruel, mean, nasty, spiteful, harsh, malicious, insensitive, unfriendly, inhuman, unsympathetic, uncaring, thoughtless, unfeeling, inconsiderate, uncharitable, unchristian, hardhearted All last summer he'd been unkind to her.
kind, caring, benevolent, considerate, generous, sympathetic, charitable, thoughtful, soft-hearted

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Translations

غَيْر لَطيف، قاسٍ

bezcitný

barsk

unfreundlich

grognon méchant quinteux

óvingjarnlegur

crudele insensibile scortese sgarbato

ļaunsneiejūtīgsnelaipns

neprijazen

acımasız kaba

不客气的残酷的

unkind

[ʌnˈkaɪnd] ADJ (unkinder (compar) (unkindest (superl)))

1. (= cruel, nasty) [person] → poco amable; (stronger) → cruel; [criticism] → duro; [remark] → cruel; [words] → desagradable
that was very unkind of him → eso fue muy poco amable de su parte
I've never known him to be unkind → nunca ha sido desagradable, que yo sepa
she never has an unkind word to say about anyone → nunca dice nada malo de nadie
it would be unkind to say that → sería cruel decir que ...
to be unkind to sb → portarse mal con algn

2. [climate] → riguroso
the weather was unkind to us → el tiempo nos jugó una mala pasada

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unkind

[ʌnˈkaɪnd] adj [person] → pas gentil(le); [remark, behaviour] → désobligeant(e)
No one has an unkind word to say about him → Personne n'a quoi que ce soit de désobligeant à dire sur son compte.
to be unkind to sb → ne pas bien se comporter avec qn
it is unkind to do sth → ce n'est pas gentil de faire qch
It is unkind to make fun of people → Ce n'est pas gentil de se moquer des gens.
it is unkind of sb to do sth → ce n'est pas gentil de la part de qn de faire qch
It was unkind of him to say that → Ce n'était pas gentil de sa part de dire ça.

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unkind

adj (+er)

person, remark, action (= not nice) → unfreundlich, nicht nett; (= cruel) → lieblos, gemein; (= harsh) climate, country, action → schlecht (to für); don’t be (so) unkind! → das ist aber gar nicht nett (von dir)!; she was unkind enough to say that… → sie hatte die Unfreundlichkeit zu sagen, dass …; she never has an unkind word to say about anyone → von ihr ist niemals ein unfreundliches or böses Wort über irgendjemanden zu hören; to be unkind to animals → nicht gut zu Tieren sein; unkind to the skin → nicht hautfreundlich; fate has been very unkind to him → das Schicksal hat ihn grausam behandelt; the weather was unkind to us → das Wetter war uns nicht wohl gesonnen; it would be unkind not to tell him the truth → es wäre gemein, ihm nicht die Wahrheit zu sagen

(Sport) bounce → unglücklich

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unkind

[ʌnˈkaɪnd] adj (-er (comp) (-est (superl))) (person, remark) → poco gentile, scortese; (stronger) → villano/a; (fate, blow) → crudele
the sun can be unkind to delicate skins → il sole può far male alle pelli delicate

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unkind

(anˈkaind) adjective

cruel or harsh. You were very unkind to her.

unkind

a. despiadado-a, sin bondad.

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Catherine thought this reproach equally strange and unkind. Was it the part of a friend thus to expose her feelings to the notice of others?