Callous

Callous (Adjective):

• Pronunciation: KAL-uhs
• Word Meaning:
  • Emotionally insensitive; showing a lack of empathy or compassion for the feelings of others.
  • Unfeeling or hardened, often describing someone indifferent to the suffering of others.
• Uses in Sentence:
  1. His callous remarks about the tragedy shocked everyone present.
  2. The manager’s decision to lay off employees without notice was perceived as callous.
• Synonyms:
  1. Insensitive
  2. Unsympathetic
  3. Heartless
  4. Cold-hearted
  5. Indifferent
• Antonyms:
  1. Compassionate
  2. Sympathetic
  3. Tender
  4. Caring
  5. Sensitive
• Word Meaning in Hindi: कठिन (Kathin), निर्दयी (Nirdai), कठोर (Kathor)
• Word uses in Hindi:
  1. उसकी आपत्तिजनक टिप्पणियां उस संघ में मौजूद सभी को चौंका देने वाली थीं। (His callous remarks about the tragedy shocked everyone present.)
  2. कर्मचारियों को सूचना के बिना बर्खास्त करने का प्रबंधक का निर्णय निर्दयी माना गया। (The manager’s decision to lay off employees without notice was perceived as callous.)