Callous

/ˈkæl.əs/

Meaning & Definition

adjective

Showing or having an insensitive and cruel disregard for others.

His callous remarks about the accident shocked everyone present.

Emotionally insensitive; lacking feelings.

She was criticized for her callous attitude toward the victims of the disaster.

Having calluses; toughened or hardened.

The callous skin on his hands demonstrated years of hard labor.

Late Latin callosus, meaning 'hard-skinned'.

callous indifference

A complete lack of concern for the feelings of others.

callous behavior

Actions that are cruel or unfeeling.

callousness

The quality of being emotionally insensitive.

hardened

Made unfeeling or insensitive.

Cold-hearted

That dude is so cold-hearted for not caring about the dog's plight.

Stone-cold

She's stone-cold when it comes to people's feelings.