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callous

(kæləs)
adjective
A callous person or action is very cruel and shows no concern for other people or their feelings.
...his callous disregard for human life.
Synonyms: heartless, cold, harsh, hardened More Synonyms of callous
callousness uncountable noun
...the callousness of Raymond's murder. [+ of]
Synonyms: heartlessness, insensitivity, hardness, coldness More Synonyms of callous
callously adverb [ADVERB with verb]
She callously put her daughter's life in peril.
Synonyms: heartlessly, coldly, harshly, brutally More Synonyms of callous

callous in British English

(ˈkæləs)
adjective
1. 
unfeeling; insensitive
2. 
(of skin) hardened and thickened
verb
3.  pathology
to make or become callous
Derived forms
callously (ˈcallously)
adverb
callousness (ˈcallousness)
noun
Word origin
C16: from Latin callōsus; see callus

callous in American English

(ˈkæləs)
adjective
1. 
a. 
having calluses
b. 
thick and hardened
usually ˈcalloused
2. 
lacking pity, mercy, etc.; unfeeling
verb transitive, verb intransitive
3. 
to make or become callous
noun
4. 
callus (sense 1)
Derived forms
callously (ˈcallously)
adverb
callousness (ˈcallousness)
noun
Word origin
ME < L callosus < callum, hard skin

Examples of 'callous' in a sentence
callous

But they were old enough to carry out this callous and cruel crime.
The Sun (2016)
And what a callous disregard he is showing for your feelings.
The Sun (2017)
A fragile little thing floating softly through a cruel and callous world.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The men are condemned as callous and culturally insensitive.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
It may lead to the person responsible for these callous actions.
The Sun (2010)
The letters also suggest that callous treatment of patients and their relatives is becoming more common.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
It uncovers a callous disregard for innocent life.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
This callous brinkmanship has become an annual ordeal.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
It appears cold and callous and it might come back to bite her.
The Sun (2014)
Can you imagine a more callous action?
The Sun (2008)
They struggle hard not to become callous and harder still not to despise the culture of alcohol.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Many of the sports explored here document the callous treatment of animals by our forebears in the name of entertainment.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
They are actually callous and indifferent to the drama of life and death in the midst of which they find themselves.
Stewart Lamont WHEN SCOTLAND RULED THE WORLD: The Story of the Golden Age of Genius, Creativityand Exploration (2002)
How cold and callous is that.
The Sun (2006)
It was a callous, cruel and selfish act.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
If they turn their backs, they are condemned as indifferent and callous.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
With her apparent lack of remorse, she appears to be as cruel and callous as he is.
The Sun (2014)
I trust this callous disregard for viewers' feelings will be put right as soon as possible.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
She said last night: 'I want these callous people caught.
The Sun (2012)

In other languages
callous

British English: callous ADJECTIVE
A callous person or action is very cruel and shows no concern for other people or their feelings.
...his callous disregard for human life.
  • American English: callous
  • Brazilian Portuguese: insensível
  • Chinese: 麻木不仁的
  • European Spanish: insensible
  • French: dur
  • German: herzlos
  • Italian: insensibile
  • Japanese: 冷淡な
  • Korean: 냉혹한
  • European Portuguese: insensível
  • Latin American Spanish: insensible

Chinese translation of 'callous'

callous

(ˈkæləs)

adj

  1. [person] 麻木不仁的 (mámù bùrén de)
  2. [act, attitude] 冷酷无(無)情的 (lěngkù wúqíng de)
(adjective) 
Definition
showing no concern for other people's feelings
a callous and brutal attack on an old man
Synonyms
heartless
I couldn't believe they were so heartless.
cold
He became cold and unfeeling.
harsh
hardened
indifferent
People have become indifferent to the suffering of others.
insensitive
Her friend was insensitive and careless.
hard-boiled (informal)
fans of hard-boiled crime drama
unsympathetic
an unsympathetic doctor
uncaring
this uncaring attitude towards the less well off
soulless
He was big and brawny with soulless eyes.
hard-bitten
a cynical hard-bitten journalist
unfeeling
an unfeeling bully who used his huge size to frighten people
obdurate
case-hardened
affectless
hardhearted
indurated (rare)
Opposites
understanding
,
caring
,
soft
,
sensitive
,
gentle
,
tender
,
sympathetic
,
compassionate
,
considerate

Additional synonyms

in the sense of cold
Definition
lacking in affection or enthusiasm
He became cold and unfeeling.
Synonyms
distant,
reserved,
indifferent,
aloof,
glacial,
cold-blooded,
apathetic,
frigid,
unresponsive,
unfeeling,
passionless,
undemonstrative,
standoffish,
affectless,
phlegmatic,
spiritless
in the sense of hard-bitten
Definition
tough and determined
a cynical hard-bitten journalist
Synonyms
tough,
realistic,
cynical,
practical,
shrewd,
down-to-earth,
matter-of-fact,
hard-nosed (informal),
hard-headed,
unsentimental,
hard-boiled (informal),
case-hardened,
badass (slang, US)
in the sense of hard-boiled
Definition
tough, realistic, and unemotional
fans of hard-boiled crime drama
Synonyms
tough,
practical,
realistic,
cynical,
shrewd,
down-to-earth,
matter-of-fact,
hard-nosed (informal),
hard-headed,
hard-bitten (informal),
unsentimental,
case-hardened,
badass (slang, US)

Synonyms of 'callous'

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