uncaring


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un·car·ing

 (ŭn-kâr′ĭng)
adj.
Devoid of concern or sympathy.
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uncaring

(ʌnˈkɛərɪŋ)
adj
censorious not caring about other people, esp people who are in a bad situation.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.uncaring - lacking affection or warm feelinguncaring - lacking affection or warm feeling; "an uncaring person"
unloving - not giving or reciprocating affection
2.uncaring - without care or thought for othersuncaring - without care or thought for others; "the thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread; `Let them eat cake'"
inconsiderate - lacking regard for the rights or feelings of others; "shockingly inconsiderate behavior"
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uncaring

adjective unconcerned, indifferent, negligent, unmoved, unsympathetic, uninterested, unresponsive, unfeeling this uncaring attitude towards the less well off
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uncaring

adjective
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uncaring

[ˈʌnkɛərɪŋ] ADJpoco compasivo
he went on all uncaring (liter) → siguió sin hacer caso
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uncaring

[ˌʌnˈkɛərɪŋ] adj [person, attitude] → insensible
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uncaring

adjgleichgültig, teilnahmslos; parentslieblos; the state as an impersonal and uncaring machineder Staat als unpersönliche und gefühllose Maschine
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uncaring

[ʌnˈkɛərɪŋ] adjindifferente, insensibile
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
References in classic literature ?
After all, he was a little earth-maggot, just like all the other earth-maggots, like the squirrel he had eaten, like the other men he had seen fail and die, like Joe Hines and Henry Finn, who had already failed and were surely dead, like Elijah lying there uncaring, with his skinned face, in the bottom of the boat.
I drew a great couch out of its place near the corner, so that as I lay, I could look at the lovely view to east and south,and unthinking of and uncaring for the dust, composed myself for sleep.
But in the meantime, awaiting the publication of the books, he must do something more than live dazed and stupid in the sort of uncaring trance into which he had fallen.
State sector and uncaring attitudes THOSE of us who experienced the Soviet (Corbyn) style nationalised Britain following WW2, referred to it as the 'state sector' not the 'public sector', as we (the public) had no say as it was all ex-directory, so there was no way of contacting them!
LOCAL Government Secretary James Brokenshire has hit back at Birmingham Council leader Ian Ward's claim that homeless people are dying in the city because of the "uncaring attitude" of the Government.
He added: "Let's be clear, it's not very palatable, but people are dying on the streets across the West Midlands, as a result of the inaction and the uncaring attitude, I would argue, of the current government." But Mr Brokenshire said: "I reject that entirely.
"It is unfortunate that Bato Dela Rosa, the first chief enforcer of Duterte's 'drug war' that has killed thousands, would display such uncaring, even contemptuous, attitude to Myca Ulpina and, by extension, the dozens of other children killed in the brutal campaign," Carlos Conde, Human Rights Watch Philippine researcher, said.
Iyabo who dragged her husband to court stated in her suit that her husband was uncaring and fond of beating.
In Pakistan, food is wasted due to the state's uncaring attitude as well as this society's love of excess.
Let's show these uncaring civil servants that now we have the Internet and will no longer tolerate their disrespect.
I do not know why I find it so grotesque for a center to be called GRACES yet be so criminally uncaring. I wish I could share the pictures of that center, especially of the old and sickly that they host, so a better representation of an ugly truth can be appreciated.