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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmitleidlos
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ˈmɪt.laɪtˌloːs/
"Seine mitleidlose Haltung erschütterte alle Anwesenden."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Showing or having no pity, sympathy, or concern for the suffering or misfortunes of others.
"The committee's compassionless decision left the vulnerable families without any financial support." - 2
Characterized by cold indifference and an utter lack of emotional warmth or human empathy.
"He delivered the devastating news with a chillingly compassionless demeanor."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the noun 'compassion' (from Latin 'compassio', meaning 'to suffer with'), combined with the native Old English suffix '-less' denoting absence or lack. The term emerged in the early modern English period as a direct adjectival formation to describe a complete absence of pity, empathy, or sympathetic consciousness toward the suffering of others.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Compassionless" is said worldwide
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sans compassion
Transliteration: sã kɔ̃.pa.sjɔ̃
"Il a pris une décision sans compassion."
mitleidlos
Transliteration: /ˈmɪt.laɪtˌloːs/
"Seine mitleidlose Haltung erschütterte alle Anwesenden."
senza compassione
Transliteration: /ˈsɛnt.sa kom.pas.sjˈo.ne/
"Il suo comportamento fu freddo e senza compassione."
despiadado
Transliteration: /des.pjaˈda.ðo/
"Mostró una actitud despiadada ante el sufrimiento ajeno."
sem compaixão
Transliteration: /sẽw̃ kõ.pa.iˈsãw̃/
"Foi uma resposta fria e sem compaixão."
दयाहीन
Transliteration: dayāhīn
"उसका दयाहीन व्यवहार देखकर सब हैरान रह गए।"
冷酷无情的
Transliteration: lěng kù wú qíng de
"这是一个冷酷无情的决定。"
자비 없는
Transliteration: jabi eomneun
"그의 자비 없는 태도는 모두를 놀라게 했다."
慈悲のない
Transliteration: jihi no nai
"彼の慈悲のない態度は批判を浴びた。"
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