Meaning of unsympathetic in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Classifying Adjective
    1. Definitions
  3. Qualitative Adjective
    1. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

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  1. Classifying Adjective

    unsympathetic

    Definitions

    1. not having an open mind

    Examples

    • « a closed mind unreceptive to new ideas »

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  2. 2. lacking in sympathy and kindness

    Examples

    • « unkindly ancts »

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  3. 3. not agreeing with your tastes or expectations

    Examples

    • « found the task disagreeable and decided to abandon it »
    • « a job temperamentally unsympathetic to him »

    Synonyms

  4. Qualitative Adjective

    unsympathetic

    Definitions

    1. not sympathetic or disposed toward

    Examples

    • « unsympathetic officialdom »
    • « people unsympathetic to the revolution »
    • « his dignity made him seem aloof and unsympathetic »

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  5. 2. (of characters in literature or drama) tending to evoke antipathetic feelings

    Examples

    • « all the characters were peculiarly unsympathetic »

    Antonyms

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  • « One must never assume that a character is sympathetic because of either the actor playing them or the fact that they're a lead. I think that's a recipe for failure, actually, because if they become unsympathetic, you lose your audience. »
    Melissa Rosenberg

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