hardheartedness
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See also: hard-heartedness
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From hardhearted + -ness.
Noun
[edit]hardheartedness (countable and uncountable, plural hardheartednesses)
- (uncountable) The state of being hardhearted.
- Synonyms: callosity, callousness, insensitivity
- (countable) A hardhearted thought or act.
Translations
[edit]the 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.