unfeelingness

Examples

• All

• The unfeelingness of the manager led to low employee morale.

• The movie captured the unfeelingness of bureaucratic systems perfectly.

• He spoke with such unfeelingness that it left a chilling silence in the room.

• Her unfeelingness during the tragedy shocked everyone present.

• Her unfeelingness shocked everyone.

• His unfeelingness towards the plight of the homeless made him widely unpopular.

• Many criticized the government's unfeelingness in response to the natural disaster.

Synonyms

C

callousness

vsunfeelingness

6 7.4

A lack of concern for other people's feelings or suffering

marks a stronger, active disregard for others' suffering

H

hardness

vsunfeelingness

4 6.3

Lack of feeling or kindness in someone's behavior

adds severity in treatment or behavior beyond mere emotional absence

U

unkindness

vsunfeelingness

3 4.1

Lack of care for other people

refers more to hurtful actions than to a general absence of feeling

H

heartlessness

vsunfeelingness

1 6.8

A lack of care for other people that makes people act unkindly

emphasizes severe absence of care rather than mild detachment

U

unconcern

vsunfeelingness

1 6.1

A state of not feeling worried or interested about something

is less about feeling for others and more about general lack of interest

U

ungentleness

vsunfeelingness

1 8.2

A harsh, unkind way of speaking or acting

applies to manner and force rather than inner lack of sympathy

I

insensibility

vsunfeelingness

7.6

A lack of feeling or care for other people's pain

focuses on being unmoved by others rather than gentle sympathy

C

callosity

vsunfeelingness

9.9

A lack of pity or kindness toward other people

frames the trait as blunt and more firmly unmoved

C

coldheartedness

vsunfeelingness

7.6

Not caring about other people

covers a wide lack of emotional response across feelings and concern

H

hardheartedness

vsunfeelingness

8.6

To not care about other people's feelings or needs

implies an unwillingness to soften or show caring from personal temperament

I

insensitiveness

vsunfeelingness

7.6

Not noticing or caring about how other people feel

focuses more on unawareness or unresponsiveness than on deliberate harshness

U

unemotionality

vsunfeelingness

8.3

A state of showing little or no feeling

also implies lack of sympathy and compassion, not only low emotional display

U

uncharitableness

vsunfeelingness

8.6

A lack of kindness or willingness to help others

focuses on withholding help or resources rather than pure emotional absence

Antonyms

C

compassion

423 2.7

A strong feeling of care for someone who is suffering and a wish to help them

E

empathy

154 3.2

Ability to understand and share another person's feelings and experiences

How Compassionate

compassion

423 2.7

empathy

154 3.2

sympathy

273 1.8

indifference

71 4.6

insensitivity

16 5.5

unfeelingness

8.3

callousness

6 7.4

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology