callous
adjective /ˈkæl.əs/Definition
› unkind, cruel, and without sympathy or feeling for other people: It might sound callous, but I don't care if he's homeless. He's not living with me!Unkind, cruel and unfeelingViolent or aggressiveTreating people or animals badlyInsults and abuse callously /-li/ adverb Unkind, cruel and unfeelingViolent or aggressiveTreating people or animals badlyInsults and abuse callousness /-nəs/ noun [U] Unkind, cruel and unfeelingViolent or aggressiveTreating people or animals badlyInsults and abuse
(Definition of callous adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- barbarism noun
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