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callousness
[ kal-uhs-nis ]
noun
- the quality of being insensitive, indifferent, or unsympathetic; hardness of heart:
Cutting off the unemployed from their benefits is a sad blend of callousness—a complete lack of empathy for the unfortunate—and unsound economics.
- a hardened or thickened condition of the skin or other tissue:
Razors and shaving cause a callousness of the skin, which will encourage heavier hair growth and irritation.
Other Words From
- un·cal·lous·ness noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of callousness1
Example Sentences
Border Patrol vehicles at the time carried no lifesaving equipment, which “suggested callousness, if not criminal neglect,” Human Rights Watch argued.
That's a sign of Trump's utter recklessness and the callousness of those around him, but it's a sign of our democracy’s weakness, as it's currently constituted, that he could very well get away with it.
Her frank admission reminds Billy that Agatha is not a nice person, even if her callousness is entertaining.
“The callousness of this crime shocks the conscience, and we will do everything to get justice for Julie and her loved ones.”
Readers will understandably recoil at the musician’s callousness, especially given Mintz’s sublimation of himself in the service of Lennon and Ono.
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