Unkind Meaning in English

word

US

/ənˈkaɪnd/

uhn-KYND

UK

/ʌnkˈaɪnd/

un-KYND

التعريف

Someone who is unkind does or says things that hurt others or are not nice. It means lacking kindness, being mean, or inconsiderate.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

"Unkind" is mildly negative and describes behavior, not just feelings. Common with "words", "comments", or "jokes" (e.g., "unkind remarks"). Less strong than "cruel" but stronger than "not nice". Avoid using it for extreme cruelty.

• Spanish: cruel - poco amable - antipático
• Portuguese (BR): indelicado - cruel - desagradável
• Portuguese (PT): indelicado - cruel - desagradável
• Chinese (Simplified): 不友善 - 不仁慈
• Chinese (Traditional): 不友善 - 不仁慈
• Hindi: अप्रिय - निर्दयी
• Arabic: قاسٍ - غير لطيف
• Bengali: অদয় - নিষ্ঠুর (হালকা অর্থে)
• Russian: недобрый - неласковый
• Japanese: 不親切 - 意地悪
• Vietnamese: không tốt bụng - không tử tế - hơi độc ác
• Korean: 불친절한 - 냉정한
• Turkish: nazik olmayan - kaba
• Urdu: نامہربان - بے رحم (ہلکے معنی میں)
• Indonesian: tidak baik - tidak ramah

جمل نموذجية

It was unkind to leave her out of the game.

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Don't be unkind to your brother.

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Her unkind words made me sad.

basic

That joke was honestly a bit unkind.

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I didn't mean to sound unkind—I was just tired.

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People can be unkind online because it's easy to hide behind a screen.

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