ungentleness
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8.2
- noun
- /ʌnˈdʒɛntlnəs/
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dureza
- The teacher's ungentleness in correcting the students' mistakes discouraged them from trying harder.
Examples
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Her ungentleness during the argument made it difficult for us to resolve our differences.
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Ug, so unpleasant, all this ungentleness in my soul!
Blog text (18) -
His ungentleness towards the new employee created a tense atmosphere in the office.
Synonyms
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5.4
Being unkind on purpose to other people
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4.1
Very severe or unkind treatment that causes harm
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4.1
Lack of care for other people
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6.4
Rudeness or crude behavior that shows little politeness
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7.7
A way of behaving that is angry and unfriendly
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8.1
Saying small mean things to hurt someone in a quiet way
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6.6
A rough, unfriendly way of speaking or acting
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7.0
A harsh, rude manner or tone that offends people
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7.2
A cold, uncaring way of treating other people
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8.6
Rude, unfriendly behavior that makes other people feel unwelcome
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8.1
Rude behavior that shows you think you are better than others
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7.6
Being too forceful and not subtle in actions or words
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3.9
A cold, not kind way of behaving toward other people
A lack of kindness or willingness to help others
Being unkind and cruel to other people on purpose
Being cruel and showing little kindness
A harsh, unfriendly manner that hurts or upsets people
Harshness that does not allow mistakes or weakness
Being rude and not polite to other people
A sharp, bitter way of speaking that hurts people
A quality of being unpleasant and hard to get along with that makes people avoid you
Antonyms
How Gentle
Surface Forms
Morphology
ungentleness = gentleness (transparent) = un + gentle + ness
The negation prefix 'un-' applied to 'gentleness' yields a clear meaning 'not gentleness' or lack of gentleness.
Etymology
Ungentleness comes from the parts un- 'not', gentle, and -ness which makes a noun, so it literally means 'the state of not being gentle'. That's why ungentleness describes harsh or unkind behaviour.