Callous

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  • adjective. Having calluses; toughened.
  • adjective. Emotionally hardened; unfeeling.
  • transitive & intransitive verb . To make or become callous.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Hard; hardened; indurated, as an ulcer, or the skin on some part of the body from exposure to continuous pressure or friction: as, “a callous cicatrice,” ; “a callous ulcer,”
  • Hardened in mind or feelings; insensible; unfeeling: as, “the callous diplomatist,”
  • In entomology, swollen and smooth: as, a callous margin, one very thick and irregularly rounded or lumpy. Synonyms
  • To harden or make callous.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Hardened; indurated.
  • adjective. Hardened in mind; insensible; unfeeling; unsusceptible.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Emotionally hardened; unfeeling and indifferent to the suffering/feelings of others.
  • adjective. Having calluses.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. having calluses; having skin made tough and thick through wear
  • adjective. emotionally hardened
  • verb. make insensitive or callous; deaden feelings or morals
  • Word Usage
    "State Department spokesman Mark Toner says Gbagbo's continued efforts to force a result that he could not obtain at the ballot box show what he calls a "callous disregard for the welfare of the Ivorian people, who will again suffer amid renewed heavy fighting in Abidjan.""
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