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Pronunciation / Transliteration: reitanna
"彼の冷淡な態度は周囲の反感を買った。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Showing or having an insensitive and cruel disregard for others.
"His callous comments about the victims showed a total lack of empathy."
- 1
To make or become hard or insensitive, physically or emotionally.
"Years of hardship had calloused his heart against further disappointment."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin word 'callosus', meaning 'hard-skinned' or 'thick-skinned', stemming from 'callum', meaning hard skin or callus. Over time, the physical meaning of having hardened skin evolved metaphorically in Middle French and English to describe someone emotionally hardened or insensitive to the suffering of others.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Callous" is said worldwide
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calleux
Transliteration: /ka.lø/
"Son attitude calleuse a choqué tout le monde."
gefühllos
Transliteration: /ɡəˈfyːlˌloːs/
"Er zeigte eine gefühllose Gleichgültigkeit gegenüber dem Leid."
calloso
Transliteration: /kalˈlo.zo/
"Ha dimostrato una totale indifferenza callosa."
cruel
Transliteration: /kɾuˈel/
"Hizo un comentario insensible y cruel sobre la situación."
calo
Transliteration: /ˈka.lu/
"Ele teve uma resposta insensível e fria."
संवेदनहीन
Transliteration: samvedanhin
"उसकी संवेदनहीन टिप्पणी ने सभी को हैरान कर दिया।"
冷酷无情
Transliteration: lěng kù wú qíng
"他对穷人的苦难表现得十分冷酷无情。"
냉담한
Transliteration: naengdamhan
"그의 냉담한 태도는 사람들을 실망시켰다."
冷淡な
Transliteration: reitanna
"彼の冷淡な態度は周囲の反感を買った。"
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