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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries无情
Pronunciation / Transliteration: wúqíng
"他的无情让所有人都感到震惊。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The quality of being devoid of compassion or kindness.
"His heartlessness in the face of suffering shocked everyone around him." - 2
An act or instance of showing a lack of emotional warmth or concern.
"The heartlessness of her remarks left a lasting impression on the audience."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'heartlessness' is derived from the combination of 'heart', originating from Old English 'heorte', and the suffix '-lessness', which denotes the absence of a quality. The term evolved through Middle English, where 'heart' was often associated with emotions and compassion, leading to the modern sense of lacking empathy or kindness.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Heartlessness" is said worldwide
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insensibilité
Transliteration: ɛ̃.sɑ̃.si.bi.li.te
"Son insensibilité face à la douleur des autres était choquante."
Herzlosigkeit
Transliteration: ˈhɛʁt͡sloːzɪçkaɪt
"Seine Herzlosigkeit in schwierigen Zeiten war unverständlich."
insensibilità
Transliteration: in.sen.si.bi.li.tà
"La sua insensibilità nei confronti della sofferenza era evidente."
deshumanización
Transliteration: desu.ma.ni.θa.θjon
"Su deshumanización en situaciones críticas fue alarmante."
desumanidade
Transliteration: de.zu.ma.ni.dadʒi
"A desumanidade dele em momentos de crise foi chocante."
दिल की कमी
Transliteration: dil ki kami
"उसकी दिल की कमी ने सभी को चौंका दिया।"
无情
Transliteration: wúqíng
"他的无情让所有人都感到震惊。"
무정함
Transliteration: mujeongham
"그의 무정함은 모두를 놀라게 했다."
無情
Transliteration: mujō
"彼の無情さは皆を驚かせた。"
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