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单词 callous
释义
callous
adjective
uk
/ˈkæl.əs/us
/ˈkæl.əs/
unkind,cruel, and withoutsympathyorfeelingfor otherpeople:
冷酷无情的；无同情心的，麻木不仁的
It mightsoundcallous, but I don'tcareif he'shomeless. He's notlivingwith me!这也许听起来很无情，可我并不在乎他是否无家可归。他又不和我住在一起！
Synonyms
barbaric
barbarousformal
brutal
cruel
hard(SEVERE)
harsh(UNKIND)
inhuman
sadistic
savage
tyrannous
vicious
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
not kind to someone or something and causing pain
  • cruelTeasing them for being overweight is cruel.
  • callousHe had a callous disregard for the feelings of others.
  • cold-bloodedThe budget is based on a cold-blooded analysis of the markets.
  • ruthlessHe was a ruthless dictator.
  • heartlessHe has been described as a heartless boss by several employees.
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Unkind, cruel & unfeeling
  • acerbic
  • acerbity
  • acidly
  • anti-cruelty
  • anti-humanitarian
  • cutthroat
  • fiendish
  • fiendishness
  • hard-hearted
  • harshly
  • nastiness
  • nasty
  • pitiless
  • pitilessly
  • pitilessness
  • unchristian
  • uncompassionate
  • unfeeling
  • ungenerous
  • ungenerously
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Related words

callously
callousness
(Definition ofcallousfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

callous| American Dictionary

callous
adjective
us
/ˈkæl·əs/
withoutsympathyorfeelingfor otherpeople:
As callous as it maysound,tryingtohelpsomestudentsis awasteoftime.
(Definition ofcallousfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcallous

callous
Ethically, such an attitude appearscallousand out of character with the momentousness of assisting a patient end her life.
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Callous-unemotional traits and developmental pathways to severe conduct problems.
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Callous-unemotional traits in predicting the severity and stability of conduct problems and delinquency.
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There are brutal stories ofcallouspower that destroys lives and careers.
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Still, the worst is hiscallousbusiness approach: his cold calculations rather than his violent outbursts.
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Individuals high on communion value close relationships with others and are warm, notcallous.
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Finally, wrongful life suits permit children to sue their parents forcallousor negligent creation, whereas, their counterparts focus only upon medical misfeasance.
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Their surplus numbers generatedcallousneglect on the part of military leaders and, consequently, frequent evasion of conscription.
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For example, in this environment humans will have heavily calloused feet.
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The importance ofcallous-unemotional traits for extending the concept of psychopathic traits to children.
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The building is not just the arrogant andcallousmimesis of one particular 'style'.
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The crucial issues of scientific fraud,callousmistreatment of patients, and the deterioration of the quality of care all have to be addressed.
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Overlapping with the antisocial construct, psychopathy is a trait involvingcallousdisregard for others.
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However,callousattitudes and perceptions are difficult to document, and modern racism creeps in subtle fashion.
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The actions of a significant other may result in a representation of self as victim in the face of acallous, malevolent, or indifferent relational world.
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