Definition of inconsiderate Inconsiderate

in•con•sid•er•ate

We found 7 definitions of inconsiderate from 4 different sources.

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What does inconsiderate mean?

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WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

inconsiderate - lacking regard for the rights or feelings of others; "shockingly inconsiderate behavior"
  considerate showing concern for the rights and feelings of others; "friends considerate enough to leave us alone"
  selfish concerned chiefly or only with yourself and your advantage to the exclusion of others; "Selfish men were...trying to make capital for themselves out of the sacred cause of civil rights"- Maria Weston Chapman
  untactful, tactless lacking or showing a lack of what is fitting and considerate in dealing with others; "in the circumstances it was tactless to ask her age"
  thoughtless without care or thought for others; "the thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread; `Let them eat cake'"
inconsiderate - without proper consideration or reflection; "slovenly inconsiderate reasoning"; "unconsidered words"; "prejudice is the holding of unconsidered opinions"
  unconsidered
  thoughtless without care or thought for others; "the thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread; `Let them eat cake'"
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • inconsiderate (a.)
    Not considerate; not attentive to safety or to propriety; not regarding the rights or feelings of others; hasty; careless; thoughtless; heedless; as, the young are generally inconsiderate; inconsiderate conduct.
  • inconsiderate (a.)
    Inconsiderable.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • inconsiderate
    in-kon-sid′ėr-āt, adj. not considerate: thoughtless: inattentive.—adv. Inconsid′erately.—ns. Inconsid′erateness, Inconsiderā′tion

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