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unkind

 adjective
     
un‧kind
nasty, unpleasant, or cruel:
A lot of unkind things were said.
unkind to
Her husband is very unkind to her.
—unkindly adverb
—unkindness noun [uncountable]
WORD FOCUS: unkind WORD FOCUS: unkind
similar words: nasty, cruel, mean, inconsiderate, thoughtless, insensitive, unsympathetic, hard-hearted
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