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callous

adjective

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Showing an unfeeling disregard for other people's difficulties.

The callous remark upset a colleague who had asked for help.

Dictionary practice example.

Later, a volunteer described losing several days of paid work because the installation date had changed. A joking reply struck the group as callous because it ignored the seriousness of her situation.

From The Tone of Leadership.

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