callous
adjective/ˈkæləs/
/ˈkæləs/
- not caring about other people’s feelings, pain or problems synonym cruel, unfeeling
- a callous killer/attitude/act
- a callous disregard for the feelings of others
Extra Examples- He was convicted of the particularly callous murder of two teenage boys.
- I still can't believe they were so callous.
- The troops showed a callous disregard for life and property.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryCallous is used with these nouns:- disregard
- indifference
Word Originlate Middle English (in the Latin sense): from Latin callosus ‘hard-skinned’.Want to learn more?
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