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Definition of Callousness
1. Noun. Devoid of passion or feeling; hardheartedness.
Generic synonyms: Insensitiveness, Insensitivity
Specialized synonyms: Dullness
Derivative terms: Callous, Callous, Hard, Insensible, Unfeeling
Definition of Callousness
1. Noun. The quality of being callous; emotional hardheartedness or indifference. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Callousness
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Callousness
Literary usage of Callousness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"... and sincerity to an age which, in spite of its good, was marked by much
artificiality, callousness, and insincerity in both life and literature. ..."
2. Guesses at Truth by Julius Charles Hare, Augustus William Hare (1847)
"... sensitiveness to the slightest disgrace which we fancy cast upon us from
without, and our callousness to the grossest which we bring down on ourselves. ..."
3. On the South African Frontier: The Adventures and Observations of an by William Harvey Brown (1899)
"... for Bulawayo—callousness of Savages—The Langford Tragedy—At Bulawayo—A
Witch-Doctor Presages an Easy Victory—The Bullets did not Turn to Water—A Modest ..."
4. Studies in Ethics for Nurses by Charlotte Albina Aikens (1916)
"... and how it helps her to become a better nurse. 4. What is callousness in nursing?
What daily preventive measures would you recommend a nurse to use? ..."
5. Letters on Paraguay: Comprising an Account of a Four Years' Residence in by John Parish Robertson, William Parish Robertson, . (1838)
"... callousness—Departure of the English from the Country—Transition from Land to
Sea—Reflections. London, 1838. GENERAL WHITELOCK, then, made his ill-fated ..."
6. Red Russia by John Foster Fraser (1907)
"... Merriment—The Company—The Tartar Waiters—The Band—" God Bless Our Noble Czar "—
An Insulted Student—Retaliation and Murder—Russian callousness—Another ..."
7. The Mount of Olives: And Other Lectures on Prayer by James Hamilton (1847)
"There are three things which often hinder confession—callousness, sullenness,
and remorse. In the anguish of newly-committed sin, or in the despair of a ..."
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