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callous

cal·lous

UK/ˈkæləs/ US/ˈkælʌs/ uncommon
adjective (1) verb (1)

adjective

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emotionally hardened

  • “a callous indifference to suffering”
  • “cold-blooded and indurate to public opinion”
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Origin

From Latin callōsus (“hard-skinned”), from callum (“hardened skin”) + -ōsus.

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