UNSYMPATHETIC - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Simple definitions and word synonyms for kids.

Part of speech: Adjective

not sympathetic or disposed toward

Example: unsympathetic officialdom; people unsympathetic to the revolution; his dignity made him seem aloof and unsympathetic

Part of speech: Adjective

(of characters in literature or drama) tending to evoke antipathetic feelings

Example: all the characters were peculiarly unsympathetic

un – A related word in the same word family.

sympathetic – A related word in the same word family.

Words in the same family branched apart as languages evolved in different regions.