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thoughtless
thoughtless /ˈθɔːtləs $ ˈθɒːt-/ adjective
 Word Family: noun: thought, thoughtfulnessthoughtlessness; adverb: thoughtfullythoughtlessly; adjective: thoughtfulthoughtless
not thinking about the needs and feelings of other people, especially because you are thinking about what you want
   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]
     
THESAURUS
■ 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’.