hardheartedness
1
8.6
- noun
- /hɑrdˈhɑrtɪdnəs/
- Their hardheartedness and sinister quality are evident from their treatment of their animals.
Examples
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The charity event aimed to combat the hardheartedness that many people show towards the homeless.
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The evidence of her hardheartedness was painted on that young, tragic face, and the sight of it reduced her to sick humility.
Fiction book (1991) -
People overcome "hardheartedness" by feeling "shame" (Stewart 1987; Taylor 1992c).
Academic text (1992) -
Israeli blindness to this obvious moral principle strikes many observers as evidence of hardheartedness and national moral decline, and colors their perceptions of many other Israeli policies.
Blog text (31) -
Her hardheartedness was evident when she refused to help the injured animal.
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The community worked together to reduce hardheartedness and foster empathy among its members.
Synonyms
6
7.4
A lack of concern for other people's feelings or suffering
4
6.3
Lack of feeling or kindness in someone's behavior
2
4.1
Lack of care for other people
1
6.8
A lack of care for other people that makes people act unkindly
1
7.2
A cold, uncaring way of treating other people
1
8.2
A harsh, unkind way of speaking or acting
1
8.3
A lack of pity or mercy for other people
1
8.6
A lack of kindness or willingness to help others
1
7.6
Not caring about other people
A lack of care or sympathy
Antonyms
How Compassionate
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Hardheartedness comes from the parts hard ('not soft'), heart ('feelings'), and -ness ('state'). So it paints the picture of a 'hard heart' that cannot feel or care about others, meaning a lack of kindness or care.