callous
11callous — callously, adv. callousness, n. /kal euhs/, adj. 1. made hard; hardened. 2. insensitive; indifferent; unsympathetic: They have a callous attitude toward the sufferings of others. 3. having a callus; indurated, as parts of the skin exposed to… …
12callous — cal|lous [ kæləs ] adjective a callous person does not feel any emotion when they see other people in trouble or in pain: HEARTLESS a. used about people s behavior: a callous disregard for human life and the environment ╾ cal|lous|ly adverb ╾… …
13callous — [[t]kæ̱ləs[/t]] ADJ GRADED A callous person or action is very cruel and shows no concern for other people or their feelings. ...his callous disregard for human life. Syn: heartless Ant: sensitive Derived words: callousness N UNCOUNT ...the… …
14callous — adjective not caring that other people are suffering: We were shocked at the callous disregard for human life. | the callous slaughter of thousands of seals callously adverb callousness noun (U) …
15callous — UK [ˈkæləs] / US adjective a) a callous person does not feel any emotion when they see other people in trouble or in pain b) used about people s behaviour a callous disregard for human life and the environment Derived words: callously adverb… …
16callous — adjective /ˈkæləs/ a) Emotionally hardened; unfeeling and indifferent to the suffering/feelings of others. She was so callous that she could criticise a cancer patient for wearing a wig. b) Having calluses. Syn …
17callous — adj. Callous is used with these nouns: ↑disregard, ↑indifference …
18callous — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. horny, tough; unfeeling, insensitive, hardened. See hardness, insensibility. Ant., compassionate. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. unfeeling, insensitive, inured, hardened, unsusceptible, uncaring,… …
19callous — cal·lous || kælÉ™s adj. hard; unfeeling n. patch of hardened skin v. become hard, become roughened; make hard or rough, make callous …
20callous — adjective his callous disregard for other people s feelings Syn: heartless, unfeeling, uncaring, cold, cold hearted, hard, as hard as nails, hard hearted, insensitive, lacking compassion, hard bitten, hard nosed, hard edged, unsympathetic Ant:… …
