Callous — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

make insensitive or callous; deaden feelings or morals

emotionally hardened

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæləs/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌantɪhˌiːməfˈɪlɪk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌantɪhˌiːməfˈɪlɪk/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈæləs/.

Examples

a callous indifference to suffering
cold-blooded and indurate to public opinion
calloused skin

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

thickened cauterize calloused indurate cauterise pachydermatous

Parts of Speech

verb	make insensitive or callous; deaden feelings or morals
adjective	emotionally hardened “a callous indifference to suffering”
adjective	having calluses; having skin made tough and thick through wear “calloused skin”

Word Forms

callosity	noun	devoid of passion or feeling; hardheartedness
callousness	noun	devoid of passion or feeling; hardheartedness

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

gefühllos

unsensibel oder gefühllos machen; Gefühle oder Moral dämpfen

🇫🇷French

insensible

rendre insensible ou insensible ; engourdir les sentiments ou la morale

🇪🇸Spanish

calloso

volverse insensible o insensible; adormecer los sentimientos o la moral

🇮🇹Italian

insensibile

rendere insensibile o insensibile; attutire sentimenti o morali

🇳🇱Dutch

gevoelloos

ongevoelig of ongevoelig maken; gevoelens of moraal verdoven

🇵🇹Portuguese

insensível

tornar insensível ou insensível; amortecer sentimentos ou moral

🇷🇺Russian

бессердечный

сделать бесчувственным или черствым; притупить чувства или мораль

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कठोर

असंवेदनशील या संवेदनहीन बनाना; भावनाओं या नैतिकता को ख़त्म करना

🇧🇩Bengali

নিষ্ঠুর

সংবেদনশীল বা নির্বোধ করা; মৃত অনুভূতি বা নৈতিকতা

🇮🇳Tamil

இரக்கமற்ற

உணர்திறன் அற்ற அல்லது கூச்சமில்லாமல் செய்யுங்கள்; இறந்த உணர்வுகள் அல்லது ஒழுக்கம்

🇮🇳Telugu

నిష్కపటమైన

సున్నితత్వం లేదా నిష్కపటంగా చేయండి; దుర్భరమైన భావాలు లేదా నైతికత

🇮🇳Marathi

कठोर

असंवेदनशील किंवा कठोर बनवा; मृत भावना किंवा नैतिकता

🇮🇳Gujarati

કઠોર

અસંવેદનશીલ અથવા કઠોર બનાવો; મૃત લાગણીઓ અથવા નૈતિકતા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಠೋರ

ಸಂವೇದನಾಶೀಲ ಅಥವಾ ಕಠೋರವಾಗಿ ಮಾಡಿ; ಸತ್ತ ಭಾವನೆಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ನೈತಿಕತೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നിഷ്കളങ്കമായ

നിർവികാരമോ നിർവികാരമോ ആക്കുക; മൃതമായ വികാരങ്ങൾ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ധാർമ്മികത

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਘਾਤਕ

ਅਸੰਵੇਦਨਸ਼ੀਲ ਜਾਂ ਬੇਰਹਿਮ ਬਣਾਉਣਾ; ਮਰੇ ਹੋਏ ਭਾਵਨਾਵਾਂ ਜਾਂ ਨੈਤਿਕਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

سخت

بے حس یا بے حس بنانا؛ مردہ جذبات یا اخلاقیات

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

冷酷

变得麻木不仁或冷酷无情；感情或道德消沉

🇯🇵Japanese

無神経な

鈍感または無神経になる。感情や道徳を鈍らせる

🇰🇷Korean

굳어진

둔감하거나 냉담하게 만드십시오. 감정이나 도덕을 무디게 하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nhẫn tâm

làm cho vô cảm hoặc nhẫn tâm; cảm xúc hoặc đạo đức chết chóc

🇹🇭Thai

ใจแข็ง

ทำให้ไร้ความรู้สึกหรือใจแข็ง ทำลายความรู้สึกหรือศีลธรรม

🇮🇩Indonesian

tidak berperasaan

membuat tidak peka atau tidak berperasaan; mematikan perasaan atau moral

🇵🇭Filipino

walang kabuluhan

gumawa ng insensitive o walang kabuluhan; nakapatay ng damdamin o moral

🇲🇾Malay

tidak berperasaan

membuat tidak sensitif atau tidak berperasaan; mematikan perasaan atau akhlak

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

قاس

جعل غير حساس أو قاس. ميتة المشاعر أو الأخلاق

🇮🇷Persian

بی احساس

بی احساس کردن یا بی احساس کردن احساسات یا اخلاق مرده

🇹🇷Turkish

duygusuz

duyarsız veya duygusuz yapmak; duyguları veya ahlakı yok etmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

קָשׁוּחַ

להפוך לחוסר רגישות או רגישות; רגשות או מוסר מתים

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