Callousness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

devoid of passion or feeling; hardheartedness

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæləsnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌantɪhɪɹˈəʊɪk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌantɪhɪɹˈəʊɪk/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈæləsnəs/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

callosity unfeelingness hardness insensibility

Word Forms

unfeeling	adjective	devoid of feeling for others
callous	adjective	emotionally hardened
hard	adjective	dispassionate
insensible	adjective	unaware of or indifferent to

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Gefühllosigkeit

ohne Leidenschaft oder Gefühl; Hartherzigkeit

🇫🇷French

dureté

dépourvu de passion ou de sentiment; dureté de cœur

🇪🇸Spanish

insensibilidad

desprovisto de pasión o sentimiento; dureza de corazón

🇮🇹Italian

insensibilità

privo di passione o sentimento; durezza di cuore

🇳🇱Dutch

ongevoeligheid

verstoken van passie of gevoel; hardheid

🇵🇹Portuguese

insensibilidade

desprovido de paixão ou sentimento; dureza de coração

🇷🇺Russian

бессердечие

лишенный страсти или чувства; жестокосердие

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बेरहमी

जुनून या भावना से रहित; कठोरता

🇧🇩Bengali

নিষ্ঠুরতা

আবেগ বা অনুভূতি ছাড়া; কঠোর হৃদয়

🇮🇳Tamil

அலட்சியம்

பேரார்வம் அல்லது உணர்வு இல்லாதது; கடின இதயம்

🇮🇳Telugu

నిష్కపటత్వం

అభిరుచి లేదా అనుభూతి లేని; కఠిన హృదయము

🇮🇳Marathi

उदासीनता

उत्कटतेने किंवा भावनाविरहित; कठोर मन

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉદાસીનતા

ઉત્કટ અથવા લાગણીથી વંચિત; કઠોરતા

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿಷ್ಠುರತೆ

ಉತ್ಸಾಹ ಅಥವಾ ಭಾವನೆಯಿಲ್ಲದ; ಕಠಿಣ ಹೃದಯ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നിഷ്കളങ്കത

വികാരമോ വികാരമോ ഇല്ലാത്ത; കഠിനഹൃദയം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੇਰਹਿਮੀ

ਜਨੂੰਨ ਜਾਂ ਭਾਵਨਾ ਤੋਂ ਰਹਿਤ; ਕਠੋਰਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

بے حسی

جذبہ یا احساس سے خالی؛ سخت دلی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

冷酷无情

缺乏激情或感觉；冷酷无情

🇯🇵Japanese

無神経

情熱や感情が欠けている。頑固さ

🇰🇷Korean

굳성

열정이나 감정이 없습니다. 완고함

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự nhẫn tâm

không có niềm đam mê hoặc cảm giác; sự cứng lòng

🇹🇭Thai

ความใจแข็ง

ปราศจากความหลงใหลหรือความรู้สึก ความใจแข็ง

🇮🇩Indonesian

sifat berkulit tebal

tanpa gairah atau perasaan; kekerasan hati

🇵🇭Filipino

kawalang-galang

walang hilig o pakiramdam; katigasan ng loob

🇲🇾Malay

tidak berperasaan

tanpa semangat atau perasaan; kekerasan hati

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

قسوة

خالية من العاطفة أو الشعور. قسوة

🇮🇷Persian

سنگدلی

عاری از اشتیاق یا احساس؛ سنگدلی

🇹🇷Turkish

duygusuzluk

tutku ve duygudan yoksun; katı yüreklilik

🇮🇱Hebrew

קשישות

נטול תשוקה או תחושה; קשיחות לב

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The primary meaning of 'callousness' is 'devoid of passion or feeling; hardheartedness'.

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