What is the meaning of callous?

verb

adjective

  • Emotionally hardened.
    • usage: "a callous indifference to suffering"; "cold-blooded and indurate to public opinion"
  • Having calluses; having skin made tough and thick through wear.
    • usage: "calloused skin"; "with a workman's callous hands"
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