unkind

adjective/ʌnˈkaɪnd/CEFR B1

নির্দয়, রূঢ়

Meaning

Not caring about other people's feelings.

Example sentences

That was an unkind remark.কথাটা রূঢ় ছিল।
Do not be unkind to your sister.বোনের সঙ্গে নির্দয় হয়ো না।

A common mistake

He was unkind with the new boy.→He was unkind to the new boy.

Kind, unkind, rude and polite all take to for the person on the receiving end.

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: mean

Antonyms: kind

Similar words, and what each means

mean
নির্দয়, কৃপণ, বোঝানো, অর্থ করা
Unkind to others, or unwilling to share or spend.

Other English words for “নির্দয়, রূঢ়”

mean
Unkind to others, or unwilling to share or spend.
merciless
Showing no mercy or pity.
heartless
Showing no pity for other people.
rude
Not polite; behaving in a way that offends others.
churlish
Rude and bad-tempered.
harsh
Severe and unkind, or unpleasantly rough to the senses.

Opposite words

kind
দয়ালু, ধরন, প্রকার (এছাড়া বিশেষণ: দয়ালু)
Caring and helpful toward other people.

“unkind” elsewhere on EnglishBD

But effort alone is not enough, and pretending otherwise is unkind.
Hard Work →
In the story, the stepsisters were unkind.
stepsister — dictionary →
Mean in American English usually means unkind.
meanness — dictionary →

Where this word is used

Check yourself

“unkind” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?
- • চাঞ্চল্যকর; দুর্দান্ত
- • বশ মানেনি এমন, বুনো
- • আশাবাদী
- • নির্দয়, রূঢ়
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নির্দয়, রূঢ় — unkind (adjective) — নির্দয়, রূঢ়. Not caring about other people's feelings.
Which word is closest in meaning to “unkind”?
- • mean
- • rigorous
- • brilliant
- • exhilarated
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mean — mean — নির্দয়, কৃপণ, বোঝানো, অর্থ করা. Unkind to others, or unwilling to share or spend.

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