hardheartedness
See also: hard-heartedness
English
editEtymology
editFrom hardhearted + -ness.
Noun
edithardheartedness (countable and uncountable, plural hardheartednesses)
- (uncountable) The state of being hardhearted.
- Synonyms: callosity, callousness, insensitivity
- (countable) A hardhearted thought or act.
Translations
editthe state of being hardhearted — see callousness
References
edit- But anyone who takes these as pretext to blame the authorities for their hardheartedness should recall one or two things. - Why we should keep a murderer alive, The Week, Issue 601, page 16.