unkind

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un‧kind /ˌʌnˈkaɪnd◂/ BrE AmE adjective
[Word Family: adjective: ↑kind ≠ ↑unkind, ↑kindly; noun: ↑kindness ≠ ↑unkindness; adverb: ↑kindly ≠ ↑unkindly]
nasty, unpleasant, or cruel:
A lot of unkind things were said.
unkind to
Her husband is very unkind to her.
—unkindly adverb
—unkindness noun [uncountable]
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REGISTER
In everyday English, people usually say mean, nasty, or horrible rather than unkind:
▪ The other kids were really mean to me.
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THESAURUS
▪ unkind treating people in a way that makes them unhappy or upset. Unkind sounds rather formal. In everyday English, people usually say mean or nasty: Children can be very unkind to each other. | a rather unkind remark
▪ mean especially spoken unkind: Don’t be mean to your sister! | It was a mean thing to do.
▪ nasty deliberately unkind, and seeming to enjoy making people unhappy: He said some really nasty things before he left. | a nasty man
▪ hurtful unkind – used about remarks and actions: Joe couldn’t forget the hurtful things she had said. | Couples sometimes do hurtful things to each other.
▪ spiteful deliberately unkind to someone because you are jealous of them or angry with them: The other women were spiteful to her, and gave her the hardest work to do. | She watched them with spiteful glee (=pleasure).
▪ malicious deliberately behaving in a way that is likely to upset, hurt, or cause problems for someone: Someone had been spreading malicious rumours about him. | There was a malicious smile on her face. | an act of malicious vandalism | The accusations are malicious.
▪ unsympathetic not seeming to care about someone’s problems, and not trying to help them or make them feel better: Her parents were very unsympathetic, and told her that she deserved to fail her exam. | an unsympathetic boss
▪ hard-hearted very unsympathetic and not caring at all about other people’s feelings: Was he hard-hearted enough to leave his son in jail overnight? | a hard-hearted businessman
very unkind
▪ horrible especially spoken very unkind: Why is Jack always so horrible to me?
▪ cruel very unkind and deliberately making people feel unhappy or making them suffer physically: Her father was very cruel to her. | a selfish, cruel woman
▪ wicked /ˈwɪkəd, ˈwɪkɪd/ extremely unkind and behaving in a very immoral way: a wicked thing to do | the wicked stepmother in Cinderella
▪ sadistic extremely unkind and enjoying making other people suffer: Their father was a sadistic bully who beat them regularly. | He took a certain sadistic pleasure in his job.
unintentionally unkind
▪ thoughtless/inconsiderate not thinking about the effects of your actions on other people: It was inconsiderate of him not to say that he would be late. | a thoughtless disregard for other people’s feelings
▪ tactless someone who is tactless carelessly says or does things that are likely to upset someone, without realizing what they are doing: How could you be so tactless? | a tactless question
▪ insensitive behaving in a way that is likely to upset someone, or not seeming to care about someone’s feelings. Insensitive is rather a formal word: The article is insensitive to the family and friends of the victim. | He later admitted that some of his remarks were ‘insensitive’.

unkindhu

◎	[ʌn'kaind]
※	tính từ
	■	không tử tế, không tốt; độc ác, tàn nhẫn
	■	nghiệt ngã; không dễ chịu, khắt nghiệt (khí hậu)