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inconsiderate adjective [ ɪnkənˈsɪd(ə)rət ]

• thoughtlessly causing hurt or inconvenience to others.
• "it's inconsiderate of her to go away without telling us"
Similar: thoughtless, unthinking, insensitive, selfish, self-centred, self-seeking, unsympathetic, uncaring, unthoughtful, unconcerned, heedless, unmindful, unkind, uncharitable, ungracious, impolite, discourteous, rude, disrespectful, tactless, undiplomatic, indiscreet, indelicate, callous, heartless, unfair, ignorant,
Opposite: considerate, thoughtful,
Origin: late Middle English (originally in the sense ‘not properly considered’): from Latin inconsideratus, from in- ‘not’ + consideratus ‘examined, considered’ (see considerate).


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