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单词 uncompassionated
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uncompassionatedadj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix1, compassionate v., -ed suffix1.
Etymology: < un- prefix1 + compassionate v. + -ed suffix1. Compare earlier uncompassionate adj., uncompassionating adj., and also earlier uncompassioned adj.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: uncomˈpassionated.
(un- prefix1 2.)
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the mind > emotion > compassion > pitilessness > [adjective] > unpitied
unpitied1582
pitiless1599
uncompassioned1827
uncompassionated1867
1867 ‘Ouida’ Idalia III. v. 147 Those..uncompassionated millions who are the prey alike of despot and of demagogue.
1882 F. W. Farrar Early Days Christianity I. 159 Once not a people, but now a people of God; once uncompassionated, but compassionated now.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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