uncaring

adjective

/ʌnˈkeə.rɪŋ/

/-ˈker.ɪŋ/ disapproving

Definition

› not worrying about other people's troubles or doing anything to help them: The bishop criticized the government for its "callous, uncaring attitude" to the homeless and the unemployed.InconsiderateSelfishness

(Definition of uncaring adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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