unkind

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ʌnˈkaɪnd/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ʌnˈkaɪnd/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(un kīnd′)

Inflections of 'unkind' (adj):
unkinder
adj comparative
unkindest
adj superlative

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
un•kind /ʌnˈkaɪnd/USA pronunciation   adj., -er, -est. 
  1. lacking in kindness or mercy;
    severe:an unkind remark.[be + ~ + to]He's unkind to animals.
un•kind•ness, n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
un•kind  (un kīnd′),USA pronunciation adj., -er, -est. 
  1. lacking in kindness or mercy;
    severe.
  • 1200–50; Middle English; see un-1, kind1
un•kind′ness, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
unkind / ʌnˈkaɪnd/
  1. lacking kindness; unsympathetic or cruel
unˈkindlyunˈkindness
'unkind' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
brickbat - bruise - cold-hearted - conscience - cross - dirty - disfavour - hardhearted - harsh - head - heartless - horrible - horrid - humorous - kindless - medicine - nice - prefix - ridicule - think - uncharitable - unkindhearted - unkindly
Collocations: is an unkind [person, man, woman, boss, individual], is unkind to [animals, her sister], is so unkind to her, more...

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