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Meaning of Callousness | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. The quality of being callous; emotional hardheartedness or indifference.
    uncountable, usually
  2. The quality of having calluses.
    uncountable, usually

Equivalents

العربية القساوة
Bosanski bezdušnost бездушност
Deutsch Abgebrühtheit Gefühllosigkeit Grobheit Herzlosigkeit Kaltschnäuzigkeit Rüdheit Schwieligkeit Unempfindlichkeit
Ελληνικά αναλγησία
Español callosidad
Suomi känsäisyys kylmäsydämisyys kylmäverisyys luutuneisuus paatuneisuus tunteettomuus
Français insensibilité
Gaeilge cruachroíocht
Galego insensibilidade
हिन्दी अनुरागहीनता उदासीनता संवेदनहीनता
Hrvatski bezdušnost бездушност
日本語 酷薄
Latina callositas
Nederlands ongevoeligheid
Polski bezduszność nieczułość znieczulica
Русский бесчу́вственность
Српски bezdušnost бездушност
Türkçe katılık

Examples

“Fred was known for his callousness; local panhandlers had long since learned not to try⟳ their sob stories on him.”
“To have⟳ killed Laploshka was one thing; to have⟳ kept his beloved money would have⟳ argued a callousness of feeling of which I was not capable.”
“"The image of workers who had embraced each other as concrete crushed them — that final act of human kindness in the face⟳ of death — shattered my callousness completely."”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

callout callout culture callover Callovian Callow Callow Hill

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