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un⋅feel⋅ing

  [uhn-fee-ling]
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–adjective
1. not feeling; devoid of feeling; insensible or insensate.
2. unsympathetic; callous: an intelligent but unfeeling man.
Origin:
bef. 1000; ME; OE unfelende. See un- 1 , feel, -ing 2

Related forms:
un⋅feel⋅ing⋅ly, adverb
un⋅feel⋅ing⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. numb. 2. hardhearted. See hard.

Antonyms:
2. sympathetic.
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un·feel·ing   (ŭn-fē'lĭng)   
adj.  

  1. Having no physical feeling or sensation; insentient.

  2. Not sharing in the pleasures or pains of others; callous.

un·feel'ing·ly adv., un·feel'ing·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

unfeeling 
late O.E., "having no sensation," from un- (1) "not" + feeling (see feel). Meaning "devoid of kindly or tender feelings" is recorded from 1596.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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