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单词 callousing
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callousingadj.

Brit. /ˈkaləsɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈkæləsɪŋ/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: callous v., -ing suffix2.
Etymology: < callous v. + -ing suffix2.
That makes a person hard, unfeeling, or callous.
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the mind > emotion > absence of emotion > [adjective] > callous or hard-hearted > that makes callous
callousing1860
indurating1895
ossifying1898
1860 New Englander (New Haven, Connecticut) Feb. 110 The callousing, barbarous effects of the slave traffic upon him.
1895 J. Bryan Fables & Ess. 107 Only those who have felt the callousing prints of time can realize how tender and romantic the heart is at twenty.
1928 Sunday Express 8 Jan. 9/1 The hardships and callousing brutalities of a mercenary force.
2014 Gazette (Montreal) (Nexis) 15 May a18 Many argue that it [sc. abortion] has had a callousing effect on men.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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