Meaning & use
Unfilial
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Not showing the respect, duty, or devotion expected of a child toward a parent.
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The elders criticized his unfilial refusal to care for his aging mother.
In the story, the unfilial son abandons his family for a life of adventure.
A note on using this word
Rooted in filial piety, a concept especially prominent in Confucian and other traditional family ethics.
Words with a similar meaning
disrespectfulundutiful
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Words with an opposite meaning
filialdutiful
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