Lack of kindness; unkindness or harshness.
From dis- (negation) + kindness. An archaic or non-standard formation that uses dis- as a general negator, similar to 'discourtesy' or 'disrespect.'
This word is so rare it's barely used today, but it shows how the 'dis-' prefix can negate almost any positive word—we could theoretically have 'dis-anything' to mean its opposite!
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