What does it mean to be a callous person?

(Entry 1 of 2) 1a : being hardened and thickened. b : having calluses callous hands. 2a : feeling no emotion. b : feeling or showing no sympathy for others : hard-hearted a callous indifference to suffering.

What is a callous person like?

A callous person is insensitive or emotionally hardened. If someone is unmoved by other people’s problems, you might say he shows a callous indifference to human suffering or that his heart has been calloused by his own problems.

What causes people to be callous?

Corns and calluses develop from repeated friction, rubbing or irritation and pressure on the skin. The most common cause is shoes that don’t fit properly. With a little bit of attention and care, most cases of corns or calluses can be prevented.

What does deep hearted mean?

1 : completely and sincerely devoted, determined, or enthusiastic a wholehearted student of social problems. 2 : marked by complete earnest commitment : free from all reserve or hesitation gave the proposal wholehearted approval.

What does it mean to have a callous attitude?

insensitive; indifferent; unsympathetic: They have a callous attitude toward the sufferings of others.

What is callous unemotional behavior?

Callous-unemotional (CU) traits comprise a temperament dimension characterized by low empathy, interpersonal callousness, restricted affect and a lack of concern for performance. CU traits are the hallmark feature of psychopathy in youth and are associated with more varied, severe and stable antisocial behavior.

What is a cruel person?

A cruel person is someone who takes joy from the suffering of others. They have zero empathy for what the sufferer is experiencing and get a perverted thrill in watching something feel pain and die. They view sympathy and empathy as weaknesses to be exploited.

Is it callus or callus?

After all, the adjective “callous” means “being hardened and thickened,” as Merriam-Webster says. But “callus” is a noun, meaning “a thickening of or a hard thickened area on skin or bark.”

Is “pore” a callous?

A few weeks ago, when we wrote about the confusion over the homophones “poor,” “pour,” and “pore,” we said that another anatomical use of “pore” was “a type of callous that forms at the site of a healing fracture.” More than one hardened reader called us out. We were careless to use “callous” and not “callus.”