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unsympathetic

adjective

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Showing little understanding or concern for another person's feelings or difficulty.

An unsympathetic reply dismissed the volunteers' scheduling concerns without examining them.
Dictionary practice example.
An unsympathetic reply dismissed a volunteer's difficulty carrying large frames as laziness without asking what help or arrangement might solve it.
From Judging Treatment Fairly.
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