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Definition of inconsiderate adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

inconsiderate

adjective
 
/ˌɪnkənˈsɪdərət/
 
/ˌɪnkənˈsɪdərət/
(disapproving)
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  1. not giving enough thought to other people’s feelings or needs synonym thoughtless
    • inconsiderate behaviour
    • It was inconsiderate of you not to call.
    opposite considerate
    Word Originlate Middle English (originally in the sense ‘not properly considered’): from Latin inconsideratus, from in- ‘not’ + consideratus ‘examined, considered’ (past participle of considerare ‘examine’).
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