Callous - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈkæləs|  American pronunciation of the word callous
Brit.  |ˈkæləs|  British pronunciation of the word callous

verb

- make insensitive or callous; deaden feelings or morals (syn: cauterize)

adjective

- emotionally hardened (syn: indurate, pachydermatous)
a callous indifference to suffering
- having calluses; having skin made tough and thick through wear (syn: calloused, thickened)
calloused skin
with a workman's callous hands

Extra examples

... the scenes involving the snotty, callous dean ring false right from the start ...

We were shocked at the callous disregard for human life.

...such a brutal upbringing could only callous his soul and indurate his heart to the suffering of others...

Many people reviled him for his callous behavior.

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