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Life is not lost by dying; life is lost minute by minute, day by dragging day, in all the thousand small uncaring ways.
Stephen Vincent Benet

Meaning of "uncaring" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UNCARING

uncaring  [ʌnˈkeərɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNCARING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Uncaring is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES UNCARING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of uncaring in the English dictionary

The definition of uncaring in the dictionary is if you describe someone as uncaring, you are critical of them for not caring about other people, especially people who are in a bad situation.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNCARING


bearing
ˈbɛərɪŋ
carsharing
ˈkɑːˌʃeərɪŋ
catering
ˈkeɪtərɪŋ
considering
kənˈsɪdərɪŋ
covering
ˈkʌvərɪŋ
during
ˈdjʊərɪŋ
engineering
ˌɛndʒɪˈnɪərɪŋ
file-sharing
ˈfaɪlˌʃeərɪŋ
forbearing
fɔːˈbeərɪŋ
gathering
ˈɡæðərɪŋ
hearing
ˈhɪərɪŋ
load-bearing
ˈləʊdbeərɪŋ
manufacturing
ˌmænjʊˈfæktʃərɪŋ
monitoring
ˈmɒnɪtərɪŋ
nightfaring
ˈnaɪtˌfeərɪŋ
offering
ˈɒfərɪŋ
ridesharing
ˈraɪdʃeərɪŋ
soul-baring
ˈsəʊlˌbeərɪŋ
undaring
ʌnˈdeərɪŋ
wearing
ˈwɛərɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNCARING

uncapitalized
uncapped
uncapping
uncapsizable
uncaptioned
uncapturable
uncarded
uncared for
uncared-for
uncareful
uncarpeted
uncart
uncarved
uncase
uncashed
uncasked
uncast
uncastrated
uncataloged
uncatalogued

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNCARING

ball bearing
Baring
bring
caring
child-bearing
child rearing
clearing
daring
endearing
file sharing
gearing
glaring
interest-bearing
overbearing
photo-sharing
roaring
shearing
soaring
sparing
staring
tearing

Synonyms and antonyms of uncaring in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «UNCARING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «uncaring» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of uncaring

Translation of «uncaring» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNCARING

Find out the translation of uncaring to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of uncaring from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «uncaring» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

漠不关心
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

indiferente
570 millions of speakers

English

uncaring
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

uncaring
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

غير مكترثة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

незабота
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

indiferente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

uncaring
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

indifférent
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak peduli
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

gefühllos
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

思いやりのない
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

무관 심한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Uncaring
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không quan tâm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அக்கறையில்லாமலும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बेपर्कारी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

umursamaz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

indifferente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

niedbały
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

незабота
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

nepăsător
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αδιάφορος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onverskillige
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

likgiltig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

uncaring
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of uncaring

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNCARING»

The term «uncaring» is regularly used and occupies the 72.738 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UNCARING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about uncaring

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5 QUOTES WITH «UNCARING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word uncaring.
1
Dorothy Allison
Writing is the only way I know to demand justice from an uncaring universe.
2
Stephen Vincent Benet
Life is not lost by dying; life is lost minute by minute, day by dragging day, in all the thousand small uncaring ways.
3
Silvia Cartwright
We in the west are seen as godless, as greedy and as uncaring about the suffering of those in the developing world.
4
Chris Hadfield
There are no wishy-washy astronauts. You don't get up there by being uncaring and blase. And whatever gave you the sense of tenacity and purpose to get that far in life is absolutely reaffirmed and deepened by the experience itself.
5
Lee Strobel
Moral evil is the immorality and pain and suffering and tragedy that come because we choose to be selfish, arrogant, uncaring, hateful and abusive.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNCARING»

Discover the use of uncaring in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to uncaring and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Applied Ethics: Critical Concepts in Philosophy
Uncaring/caring 'Careless' type d) suggests a different type of failing. It is closer to what we might more usually term 'uncaring'. If, in the first example, the glasses had been a gift from the husband, and he is upset by the breakage, then the ...
Ruth F. Chadwick, Doris Schroeder, 2002
2
The Virtuous Physician: The Role of Virtue in Medicine
Lastly, in the absence of this feedback between care2 and care1, any natural desire to care about others in need atrophies—which thereby reduces the chance of an agent to take care of others in need and may lead to uncaring.
James A. Marcum, 2012
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PHILOSOPHICAL EXPLORATION THROUGH THE MIND, HEART AND SOUL ...
Working with uncaring nurses, other members of the health care team may begin to exhibit uncaring or negative attitudes. Eventually, a general sense of “uncaring ” in the environment and overall decline in the quality of care emerges.
Anita Siccardi and Karen Iseminger, 2010
4
Caring in Nursing Classics: An Essential Resource
Although all co—researchers held a unanimous perception that uncaring encounters with nurses were very discouraging and distressing experiences for them as patients, their reactions to such encounters were many sided. Several major ...
Marlaine C. Smith, Marian C. Turkel, Zane Robinson Wolf, 2012
5
Development and Psychometric Evaluation of the Nurse Caring ...
Second, uncaring was found in the expressions of patients as they described nurse/patient encounters. Each of the uncaring terms used by patients were opposites of the positive comments about nurse caring, and could be placed within the ...
Nola R. Della-Monica, 2008
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Rationality and Moral Theory: How Intimacy Generates Reasons
So sheseemstoaccept: (A) Any action Aof R's that has the property of being an uncaring ora disrespectful action is such thatAis reasongiving forR (R has reasonnottoperform the action). (B) Any action A of R's that has the property of being the ...
Diane Jeske, 2010
7
Care, Discovery and Uses in Clinical and Community Nursing
When the nurse in the script portrayed verbal caring, nonverbal caring, and technically competent behavior, both female and male subjects exhibited a definite preference for her behavior. When the nurse in the script displayed verbal uncaring ...
Madeleine M. Leininger, 1988
8
The Philosophy and Practice of Medicine and Bioethics: A ...
and understanding. We can radically change our caring behavior. Being uncaring often shows a faulty sense of goals and philosophy of life. It is therefore interesting that the literature on caring stresses the social aspect of caring and caring as ...
Barbara Maier, Warren A. Shibles, 2010
9
Affective Processing and Aggression in At-risk Youth
Correlation of Aggression Type Endorsement and Relative Callousness, Uncaring, and Unemotional Traits **Significant at the p<.01 Comorbidity and Callous, Uncaring, and Unemotional Traits No significant correlations were found between ...
Melissa McMullin, 2008
10
Nursing Students' Descriptions of Instructors' Caring and ...
"The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore nursing students' descriptions of caring and uncaring behaviors by instructors, and the effect of these instructor behaviors on learning."--Leaf 4.
Pamela J. Fauskee, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNCARING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term uncaring is used in the context of the following news items.
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Uncaring neighbour swamps Nonpareil yard despite warning
Nonpareil resident Bennita Kissoon is frustrated that her yard is constantly flooded – not just when it rains, but because of an inconsiderate neighbour. Kissoon's ... «Stabroek News, Jul 15»
2
Banking inquiry: Begg describes EU troika as 'uncaring zealots'
Former Ictu general secretary David Begg has described the bailout Troika as an “uncaring technocracy of neoliberal zealots devoid of empathy”, although he ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
3
Forget the sharing economy, we're in the uncaring economy
... to win over the Ubers of this world – people will pay when the outcome is what they want. Welcome to the uncaring economy where is all about the outcome… «Horses for Sources, Jul 15»
4
More voters say Hillary not trustworthy, uncaring; Paul, Rubio …
The Democrat's history of being the party that cares about voter needs, summed up famously when Bill Clinton said "I feel your pain," is being squandered by his ... «Washington Examiner, Jun 15»
5
'Delhi most uncaring for the old among metros'
READ ALSO: Delhi most uncaring of elderly, says study. The findings were reflected in the views of many elderly people present during the release of the survey ... «Times of India, Jun 15»
6
Prosecutor: 'Tsarnaev was and is unrepentant, uncaring and …
BOSTON (CNN) — Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's bombs tore through their bodies: singeing flesh, shattering bones, shredding muscles and severing limbs. But on ... «fox6now.com, Apr 15»
7
Worsening PNR services, incompetent, uncaring leadership
THE WORSENING condition of our trains forces me to write again on the need to improve the Philippine National Railways (PNR). Last year, I made the same ... «Inquirer.net, Apr 15»
8
'Uncaring' staff must move aside - Dhlomo
Durban - Hospital staff unable to show compassion to patients at KwaZulu-Natal's provincial hospitals and clinics should leave and allow others to do the work, ... «News24, Mar 15»
9
'Uncaring' paramedic stood over heart attack victim with hands in …
'Uncaring' paramedic stood over heart attack victim with hands in pockets ... Warner condemned the paramedic's actions as "callous and uncaring" and wholly at ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Feb 15»
10
The distant uncaring Victorian father is a historical myth, says new …
Victorian fathers may have acquired a reputation for being uncaring, authoritarian bullies towards their children, but it is mostly a myth, according to new ... «The Independent, Jan 15»

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