unkind

«unkind» in Mova's school dictionary: not kind; saying or doing things that hurt or upset other… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (unkind, unkinder, unkindest; more unkind)

meaning for a pupil

Unkind means not kind; saying or doing things that hurt or upset other people. tree →

sense 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 →
• Don't say unkind things about people. tree →
• She was unkind to the new girl. tree →
• It's unkind to pull the cat's tail. tree →
• I'm sorry I was unkind to you yesterday. tree →
• Leaving someone out of a game is unkind. tree →
• The unkind words made him cry. tree →
• How unkind of those ugly satyrs! tree →

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).

In the corpora

• Liking or disliking a purple door is an opinion, not news; sneering at people for it is unkind.
• The line is crossed when it becomes unkind, untrue, about someone's body, or about things that are private.
• Editing someone's photo with AI without permission can be unkind and can be bullying; the edited picture is not the real person.
• "Mad" in this book means crazy and silly; calling real people "mad" because they are ill is unkind.
• That was an old, unkind idea about a whole people, and it is wrong: no people is lazy by nature.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «unkind» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.