thoughtless
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++thought·less /ˈθɔːtləs $ ˈθɒːt-/ ●○○ adjective UNKINDnot thinking about the needs and feelings of other people, especially because you are thinking about what you want 欠考虑的；不为他人着想的，自私的 OPP thoughtful a selfish and thoughtless man 自私而不顾他人的人it is thoughtless of somebody to do something It was thoughtless of her not to tell you where she was going. 她没告诉你她要去哪儿，这有点欠考虑。► see thesaurus at unkind —thoughtlessly adverb —thoughtlessness noun [uncountable]Examples from the Corpus
thoughtless• Many years before that, man has thought of the animal as being stupid and thoughtless.• But in fact, competition between the two men to produce the first pulp led to hurried, thoughtless design.• That certainly wasn't the intent, and we're sorry for any hurt this thoughtless headline caused.• We have caused enough harm by our thoughtless, irresponsible, selfish behaviour.• It was thoughtless of Miguel to take the vehicle - but maybe he'd needed it in a hurry.• This thoughtless response is so much easier than confronting the real reasons, as it has an inevitability about it.• the thoughtless use of nuclear technologyit is thoughtless of somebody to do something• It was thoughtless of him to not send her flowers.thought·less adjectiveChineseSyllable
of about thinking and not feelings other the Corpus needs
thoughtless
thought‧less /ˈθɔːtləs $ ˈθɒːt-/
adjective
OPP thoughtful:
a selfish and thoughtless man
it is thoughtless of somebody to do something
It was thoughtless of her not to tell you where she was going.
—thoughtlessly adverb
—thoughtlessness noun [uncountable]
■ unintentionally unkind
▪thoughtless/inconsiderate not thinking about the effects of your actions on other people: It was inconsiderate of him not to say that he would be late. | a thoughtless disregard for other people’s feelings
▪tactless someone who is tactless carelessly says or does things that are likely to upset someone, without realizing what they are doing: How could you be so tactless? | a tactless question
▪insensitive behaving in a way that is likely to upset someone, or not seeming to care about someone’s feelings. Insensitive is rather a formal word: The article is insensitive to the family and friends of the victim. | He later admitted that some of his remarks were ‘insensitive’.
thought‧less /ˈθɔːtləs $ ˈθɒːt-/
adjective Word Family: noun: thought, thoughtfulness ≠ thoughtlessness; adverb: thoughtfully ≠ thoughtlessly; adjective: thoughtful ≠ thoughtless
not thinking about the needs and feelings of other people, especially because you are thinking about what you want OPP thoughtful:
it is thoughtless of somebody to do something
—thoughtlessly adverb
—thoughtlessness noun [uncountable]
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