nonnurturing
Not providing care
Nonnurturing describes someone or something that fails to provide care, support, or encouragement for growth.
A nonnurturing environment lacks the warmth or resources needed for healthy development.
A nonnurturing parent may be emotionally distant or neglectful.
The word often appears in psychology and child development contexts: Children from nonnurturing homes may struggle to form attachments.
Cruelly insensitive to others
- cruelWillfully causing suffering
- heartlessLacking pity or mercy
- mercilessShowing no clemency
- pitilessLacking any compassion
ruthless · severe · stern · strict · unforgiving · brutal · cold · frigid
Without feeling or concern
- detachedApart or uninvolved
- unconcernedFeeling no worry
- aloofEmotionally withdrawn, uninviting
- impassiveWithout visible emotion
unresponsive · dispassionate · unemotional · impersonal · reserved · withdrawn · distant · uncaring
Showing contemptuous disregard
- discouragingCausing loss of confidence
- unhelpfulNot providing assistance
- unsympatheticWithout pity or understanding
- unresponsiveFailing to react or reply
uncooperative · disapproving · critical · hindering · obstructive · unaccommodating · deterring · withholding
Act of leaving permanently
- negligenceFailure to exercise care
- inattentionLack of focus
- disregardWillful lack of attention
- derelictionAbandonment of duty
oversight · carelessness · heedlessness · irresponsibility · absentee · uninvolved · laxity · omission
callous
Cruelly insensitive to others
pitiless · ruthless · severe · stern · strict · unforgiving · brutal · cold · frigid · icy
apathetic
Without feeling or concern
- detachedApart or uninvolved
- unconcernedFeeling no worry
- aloofEmotionally withdrawn, uninviting
impassive · unresponsive · dispassionate · unemotional · impersonal · reserved · withdrawn · distant · uncaring · uninvolved
dismissive
Showing contemptuous disregard
- discouragingCausing loss of confidence
- unhelpfulNot providing assistance
- unsympatheticWithout pity or understanding
unresponsive · uncooperative · disapproving · critical · hindering · obstructive · unaccommodating · deterring · withholding · stifling
abandonment
Act of leaving permanently
- negligenceFailure to exercise care
- inattentionLack of focus
- disregardWillful lack of attention
dereliction · oversight · carelessness · heedlessness · irresponsibility · absentee · uninvolved · laxity · omission · forgetfulness
nonnurturingnurturing
Supportive care-giving
caring · supportive · loving · nourishing · protective
nurture, nurturing, nutritious, nutrient, nurtured, nurtures, nutriment, nurturer, nurturance