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Our oceans have been the victims of a giant Ponzi scheme, waged with Bernie Madoff-like callousness by the world's fisheries.
Daniel Pauly

Meaning of "callousness" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CALLOUSNESS

callousness  [ˈkæləsnɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CALLOUSNESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Callousness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CALLOUSNESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of callousness in the English dictionary

The definition of callousness in the dictionary is great cruelty; brutality. Other definition of callousness is lack of feeling.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CALLOUSNESS


breathlessness
ˈbreθləsnɪs
carelessness
ˈkeələsnɪs
helplessness
ˈhɛlpləsnɪs
hopelessness
ˈhəʊpləsnɪs
joblessness
ˈdʒɒbləsnɪs
lawlessness
ˈlɔːləsnɪs
listlessness
ˈlɪstləsnɪs
meticulousness
mɪˈtɪkjʊləsnɪs
powerlessness
ˈpaʊələsnɪs
recklessness
ˈrɛkləsnɪs
restlessness
ˈrɛstləsnɪs
ridiculousness
rɪˈdɪkjʊləsnɪs
rootlessness
ˈruːtləsnɪs
ruthlessness
ˈruːθləsnɪs
selflessness
ˈselfləsnɪs
sleeplessness
ˈsliːpləsnɪs
thoughtlessness
ˈθɔːtləsnɪs
timelessness
ˈtaɪmləsnɪs
uselessness
ˈjuːsləsnɪs
zealousness
ˈzeləsnɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CALLOUSNESS

callipers
callipygian
callipygous
callistemon
callisthenic
callisthenics
Callisto
callithump
callithumpian
callop
callose
callosities
callosity
callous
calloused
callously
callow
callowness
calluna
callus

WORDS THAT END LIKE CALLOUSNESS

biliousness
business
consciousness
dangerousness
deliciousness
deviousness
flawlessness
heedlessness
hilariousness
homelessness
jealousness
nervousness
obviousness
preciousness
rebelliousness
religiousness
righteousness
seriousness
statelessness
unconsciousness
viciousness

Synonyms and antonyms of callousness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «CALLOUSNESS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «callousness» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of callousness

Translation of «callousness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CALLOUSNESS

Find out the translation of callousness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of callousness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «callousness» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

冷漠
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

insensibilidad
570 millions of speakers

English

callousness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लापरवाही
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

القسوة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

черствость
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

insensibilidade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নির্মমতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

dureté
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ketagihan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Gefühllosigkeit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

冷淡
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

무감각
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Callousness
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cứng cỏi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சுரணையின்மை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

असभ्यता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

callousness
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

insensibilità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

znieczulica
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

черствість
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

nesimțire
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αναισθησία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ongevoeligheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

callousness
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

callousness
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of callousness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CALLOUSNESS»

The term «callousness» is regularly used and occupies the 67.875 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CALLOUSNESS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «callousness» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «callousness» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about callousness

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3 QUOTES WITH «CALLOUSNESS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word callousness.
1
Alexander Berkman
War means blind obedience, unthinking stupidity, brutish callousness, wanton destruction, and irresponsible murder.
2
Daniel Pauly
Our oceans have been the victims of a giant Ponzi scheme, waged with Bernie Madoff-like callousness by the world's fisheries.
3
Adrienne Rich
The mother's battle for her child with sickness, with poverty, with war, with all the forces of exploitation and callousness that cheapen human life needs to become a common human battle, waged in love and in the passion for survival.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CALLOUSNESS»

Discover the use of callousness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to callousness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Bad Girls and Dirty Pictures: The Challenge to Reclaim Feminism
But wait, there is more: Zillmann then exonerates society and capitalism from all blame for sexual callousness, for callousness is not reinforced by 'macho values' exercised in the business world or the professions: Men's callousness is specific  ...
Alison Assiter, Avedon Carol, 1993
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Main Processes of Thematization and Postponement in English
... 1985: 1384): A: You should / criticize his CALlousness/ B: /No, it is his CALlousness/ that I shall ig/NORE/ (callousness given, ignore new) A: You should ig/nore his disHONesty/ B:/ No, it is his CALlousness that I shall igNORE/ ( callousness ...
María D. Martínez Lirola, 2009
3
Breaking Through Depression
Moral Callousness In personal relationships, callousness leads to insensitivity about the feelings and interests of other people. It leads to conflicts with family and friends and increases the likelihood of depression. In spiritual relationships ...
Donald P. Hall, 2009
4
Resistant Hope: Fighting Back Against Suffering
Through callousness,energiesthat empowerinstincts to protect or defend are diverted into activeavoidance. We exhibit our callousness when we stand by and watch as power is misused against theinnocent, doingor saying nothing.
Elaine G. Siemsen
5
The Fourfold Gospel: The law of the new kingdom
In a previous treatise it was pointed out that Mark and John are the only Evangelists that use this word, poroun, porosis, "hardening," or "callousness," applied (either as a noun or as a verb) to the "heart1." It is to be taken here as a key-word.
Edwin Abbott Abbott, 1916
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Globalisation and Equality
Inequality-as-callousness. For a third way in which the badness of inequality goes beyond that of deprivation, we can return to deprivations of welfare. It may be bad that some people do not have enough resources to meet their basic needs; ...
Keith Horton, Haig Patapan, Professor of Politics and Public Policy Haig Patapan, 2004
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Incremental Validity of Commonly-used Risk Assessment ...
When Callousness and Unemotionality is entered into the equation, the B weight for PCL-R Factor 1 changes from .071 to .009 and the R2 increases to .018. Callousness & Unemotionality was a significant predictor with p = .049.
Martin Daniel Lloyd, 2008
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The Probation and Parole Treatment Planner
Brad M. Bogue, Anjali Nandi, Arthur E. Jongsma, Jr. 5. Adopt a lifestyle based more on giving than getting. 14. 15. 16. 17. l8. 19. 11. l2. l3. 14. SHORT-TERM OBJECTIVES l. Verbalize an understanding of callousness and how it is revealed in ...
Brad M. Bogue, Anjali Nandi, Arthur E. Jongsma, Jr., 2003
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The Fourfold Gospel
The word “callousness” is to be taken as a key-word. By it Mark says, as it were, to his readers, “Note this word. For at this moment Jesus began to recognise that ' a callousness in part ' had befallen Israel, and that, as Paul said afterwards, ...
Edwin A. Abbott, 2014
10
The Law of Struggle
Callousness. Callousness is the antithesis of sensitiveness. Nature abhors callousness — so much so, that, as I have intimated elsewhere, absolute callousness or non-sensitiveness does not exist anywhere. Callousness, whether in matter or ...
Hyman Segal, 1918

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CALLOUSNESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term callousness is used in the context of the following news items.
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Exposed by Vyapam scam: Chouhan, like other politicians, is busy …
Forget empathy, some of Chouhan's colleagues seem to be trying to out-do each other in callousness, treating the dead as little more than ... «Firstpost, Jul 15»
2
Majority poverty
This cannot be all attributed to apartheid but the callousness of politicians that go out and promise the impossible just to garner votes and ... «News24, Jul 15»
3
Court upholds conviction in 2012 robbery-killing of South L.A. gold …
... the prosecutor meant defendant's disposition for committing the instant crimes, but rather his apparent callousness and self- absorption. «MyNewsLA.com, Jul 15»
4
“The government has declared war on us”: an appeal from people …
A message from Asmara: is it naivety or callousness? Some Eritreans think the demonstration that took place on the 22 June has something to ... «New Statesman, Jul 15»
5
7/7 Remembered: Why the Killers Failed
I feel again that mixture of bafflement and outrage at the sheer callousness and narcissism and cruelty of the killers. Many people, I expect, feel ... «Huffington Post UK, Jul 15»
6
Greece: What you think you know may hurt you
Equally, asking for repayment of the debt without considering the effect on Greeks could be seen as the callousness bred from technical ... «Thought Leader, Jul 15»
7
Telling jokes amid public bitterness
... which has always been his style. However, an unintended impression his speech has conveyed to some people is aristocratic callousness. «Bangkok Post, Jul 15»
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The Waugh Zone July 7, 2015
I feel again that mixture of bafflement and outrage at the sheer callousness and narcissism and cruelty of the killers.” But Boris says that the task ... «Huffington Post UK, Jul 15»
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Boris Johnson Explains Why The 7/7 Terrorists Failed In Exclusive …
... in the bombings, and describes the "mixture of bafflement and outrage at the sheer callousness and narcissism and brutality of the killers". «Huffington Post UK, Jul 15»
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Interesting developments
... resignation from the Cabinet—that “he could no longer stomach the selective justice, inefficiency and callousness of the present government. «Inquirer.net, Jul 15»

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