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# unkind

adjective (unkind, unkinder, unkindest; more unkind)

«unkind» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Unkind means not kind; saying or doing things that hurt or upset other people. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unkind/#m1)

### In the lessons

In everyday life, school and feelings, being unkind (calling names, leaving people out, laughing at them) hurts others; schools ask everyone to be kind instead. If someone is unkind to you, tell a trusted adult. In stories, unkind characters like wicked stepsisters often learn a lesson or get what they deserve. Being unkind to animals is wrong too.

### Examples

- It was unkind to laugh at his drawing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unkind/#x1)
- Don't say unkind things about people. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unkind/#x2)
- She was unkind to the new girl. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unkind/#x3)
- It's unkind to pull the cat's tail. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unkind/#x4)
- I'm sorry I was unkind to you yesterday. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unkind/#x5)
- Leaving someone out of a game is unkind. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unkind/#x6)
- The unkind words made him cry. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unkind/#x7)
- How unkind of those ugly satyrs! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unkind/#x8)

### Note

Formed from «un-» (not) + «kind»; noun «unkindness». Opposite «kind». Say «unkind to someone», not «unkind with». Do not confuse with «kind of» (a type of / a bit).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «unkind» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unkind/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«unkind» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/unkind.html) on Mova free.