Unloving

adj, verb

adj, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of unlove form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
  1. 1
    Not loving.

    "Every year between six and eight million parents desert their children; two to three million teenagers run away from typically unloving homes."

Adjective
  1. 1
    not giving or reciprocating affection wordnet

Synonyms

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frigidunaffectionateaffectlessanesthetizedarcticautistic

Antonyms

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loving

Example

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"My mother was unloving towards me."

Etymology

From un- + loving.

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