uncaring

English

Etymology

un- + caring

Adjective

uncaring (comparative more uncaring, superlative most uncaring)

  1. Characterized by a lack of care; not caring.
    His uncaring attitude did not win him many friends.

Translations

Noun

uncaring (uncountable)

  1. Lack or absence of caring
    • 1988, Madeleine M. Leininger, Care, Discovery and Uses in Clinical and Community Nursing:
      To accomplish this end, each of the three components contains two levels: verbal caring and uncaring, nonverbal caring and uncaring, and technically competent and incompetent behavior.

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