unsympathizing

English

Alternative forms

• unsympathising

Etymology

un- +‎ sympathizing

Adjective

unsympathizing (not comparable)

1. Failing to sympathize; lacking sympathy
   • 1861, John Stuart Mill, Utilitarianism‎^[1]:

     It is often affirmed that utilitarianism renders men cold and unsympathizing; that it chills their moral feelings towards individuals; that it makes them regard only the dry and hard consideration of the consequences of actions, not taking into their moral estimate the qualities from which those actions emanate.

Synonyms

• unsympathetic