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unthinking

[ uhn-thing-king ]

adjective

  1. thoughtless; heedless; inconsiderate:

    an unthinking, tactless person.

  2. indicating lack of thought or reflection:

    a dull, unthinking expression on his face.

  3. not endowed with the faculty of thought:

    unthinking matter.

  4. not exercising thought; not given to reflection:

    This book will not profit an unthinking person.

  5. not thinking; think; unmindful:

    chores done in an unthinking manner.



unthinking

/ ʌˈθɪŋɪŋ /

adjective

  1. lacking thoughtfulness; inconsiderate
  2. heedless; inadvertent

    it was done in an unthinking moment

  3. not thinking or able to think
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Derived Forms

  • ܲˈٳ󾱲԰쾱ԲԱ, noun
  • ܲˈٳ󾱲԰쾱Բ, adverb
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ܲ·ٳ󾱲԰iԲ· adverb
  • ܲ·ٳ󾱲԰iԲ·Ա noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of unthinking1

First recorded in 1670–80; un- 1 + thinking
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But over time, it came to symbolize a particular kind of person: the diehard, unthinking supporter of an authoritarian regime.

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Reba’s dig at Stracke’s son was the sort of casual, unthinking barb that plenty of Southern mothers have perfected, tossed into a group conversation as nonchalantly as a request for sweet tea.

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Mr Harvey admitted sending them a letter in April 2017 which he now acknowledged was “crass, inappropriate… unthinking and insensitive”.

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He said she had been worried about how politics was "coarsening", becoming too "tribal and unthinking".

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Turning to "Holidays in the Sun," this track offers a less graphic critique of unthinking behaviors than “Bodies,” instead using consumerist culture and social disillusionment for its targets.

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