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unfeeling

[uhn-fee-ling] / ʌnˈfi lɪŋ /


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When a nameless secretary drops a sheaf of papers, Kornev’s response to help is instinctive, yet we cringe at the careless faux pas he commits in this unfeeling society.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

When he dismisses a contagion that killed millions as a “global gob of spit,” Mr. Tesson seems unfeeling and out of touch.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025

Noughties celebrity culture will be remembered for stars like Amy Winehouse and Pete Doherty tackling troubles in the glare of publicity, while the tabloids and lad mags wielded unfeeling and voyeuristic power.

From BBC • Sep. 18, 2023

The conventional wisdom about insects has been that they are automatons—unthinking, unfeeling creatures whose behavior is entirely hardwired.

From Scientific American • Jun. 16, 2023

But the harassed and unfeeling teachers assured each other that this was just a subterfuge for a child to get out of the classroom for a little while.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith




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