callous attitude
- noun
- /ˈkæləs ˈætɪtjud/
- There is no excuse for this callous attitude.
Examples
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Watch the video; this is the callous attitude they have.
Blog text (20) -
When that day arrived, he was going to thoroughly enjoy reminding Iain of this callous attitude.
Fiction book (1999) -
Many people criticized the company's callous attitude towards employees who had lost their jobs.
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Her callous attitude towards the less fortunate made it difficult for her to connect with others.
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His callous attitude during the discussion about poverty shocked everyone in the room.
Synonyms
A lack of concern for other people's feelings or suffering
Lack of care for other people
A harsh, rude manner or tone that offends people
A lack of pity or kindness toward other people
Not caring about other people's needs and feelings
A way of behaving that shows little care for other people's feelings
Not noticing or caring about how other people feel
Not caring about other people
To not care about other people's feelings or needs
A reaction that shows little concern for criticism or others' feelings
A lack of kindness or willingness to help others
Antonyms
How Insensitive
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'an insensitive or emotionally unresponsive manner' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'callous' (insensitive) with 'attitude' (habitual way of thinking/behavior), so a learner who knows both words can readily infer the phrase. This adjective + noun composition is a regular, compositional pattern found across languages and follows ordinary semantic combination, making it accessible to an average B1 learner.
Etymology
Callous attitude comes from the word callous, which means a hard patch of skin that cannot feel. So a callous attitude is a way of acting that does not feel others' pain and is 'insensitive'.