unsympathetic

(ˌʌnsɪmpəˈθɛtɪk)

adj

1. not characterized by, feeling, or showing sympathy

2. (when: postpositive, often foll by to or towards) not showing agreement (with) or favour (towards)

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Adj.	1.	unsympathetic - not sympathetic or disposed toward; "unsympathetic officialdom"; "people unsympathetic to the revolution"; "his dignity made him seem aloof and unsympathetic" uncompassionate - lacking compassion or feeling for others; "nor silver-shedding tears could penetrate her uncompassionate sire"- Shakespeare uncongenial, incompatible - not suitable to your tastes or needs; "the uncongenial roommates were always fighting"; "the task was uncongenial to one sensitive to rebuffs" unresponsive - not responding to some influence or stimulus sympathetic - expressing or feeling or resulting from sympathy or compassion or friendly fellow feelings; disposed toward; "sympathetic to the students' cause"; "a sympathetic observer"; "a sympathetic gesture"
	2.	unsympathetic - (of characters in literature or drama) tending to evoke antipathetic feelings; "all the characters were peculiarly unsympathetic" unappealing, unlikable, unlikeable drama - the literary genre of works intended for the theater likable, likeable, appealing, sympathetic - (of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings; "the sympathetic characters in the play"
	3.	unsympathetic - not having an open mind; "a closed mind unreceptive to new ideas" closed unreceptive - not receptive
	4.	unsympathetic - lacking in sympathy and kindness; "unkindly ancts" unkindly unkind - lacking kindness; "a thoughtless and unkind remark"; "the unkindest cut of all"
	5.	unsympathetic - not agreeing with your tastes or expectations; "found the task disagreeable and decided to abandon it"; "a job temperamentally unsympathetic to him" disagreeable uncongenial, incompatible - not suitable to your tastes or needs; "the uncongenial roommates were always fighting"; "the task was uncongenial to one sensitive to rebuffs"

unsympathetic

adjective

1. insensitive, callous, heartless, hard, cold, harsh, cruel, indifferent, unkind, unmoved, unconcerned, apathetic, soulless, unresponsive, unfeeling, uncompassionate, compassionless (rare), stony-hearted, unpitying an unsympathetic doctor
insensitive sensitive, kind, compassionate, understanding, concerned, caring, pitying, sympathetic, supportive

2. unsavoury, nasty, unpleasant, unattractive, obnoxious, objectionable, disagreeable a very unsympathetic main character

3. (with to) against, anti, opposed to, set against, disapproving of, antagonistic towards, ill-disposed towards, unsupportive of I'm highly unsympathetic to what you are trying to achieve.

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unsympathetic

adjective

1. Not sympathetic:

uncaring, uncharitable, uncompassionate, unmoved, unpitying, unstirred, untouched.

2. Not pleasant or agreeable:

bad, disagreeable, displeasing, offensive, uncongenial, unpleasant.

Informal: icky.

Slang: yucky.

Translations

incompréhensif

indifferente

unsympathetic

[ˈʌnˌsɪmpəˈθetɪk] ADJ → poco comprensivo
he was totally unsympathetic → no mostró la más mínima comprensión
they were unsympathetic to my plea → no hicieron caso de mi ruego
I am not unsympathetic to your request → me parece totalmente comprensible su petición

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unsympathetic

[ˌʌnsɪmpəˈθɛtɪk] adj

(= uncaring) → peu compatissant(e) (= indifferent) → indifférent(e)
to be unsympathetic to sb (= uncaring) → se montrer peu compatissant(e) envers qn, ne pas faire preuve de compassion envers qn (= indifferent) → se montrer indifférent(e) à l'égard de qn

(= unpleasant) → antipathique

(= not in agreement) → hostile
to be unsympathetic to sth → être opposé(e) à qch

unsympathetic

adj

(= unfeeling) → gefühllos, wenig mitfühlend; reaction, attitude, response → ablehnend, abweisend; I am not unsympathetic to your request → ich stehe Ihrer Bitte nicht ablehnend gegenüber

(= unlikeable) → unsympathisch

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unsympathetic

[ˌʌnsɪmpəˈθɛtɪk] adj (attitude) → poco incoraggiante; (person, not understanding) → poco comprensivo/a; (disagreeable) → antipatico/a; (response) → gelido/a
to be unsympathetic to a cause → non appoggiare una causa