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HARDHEARTED
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Devoid of feeling for others
Example:
an unfeeling wretch
Synonyms:
hardhearted; stonyhearted; unfeeling
Classified under:
Similar:
uncompassionate (lacking compassion or feeling for others)
Derivation:
hardheartedness (an absence of concern for the welfare of others)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Lacking in feeling or pity or warmth
Synonyms:
hardhearted; heartless
Classified under:
Similar:
flint; flinty; granitic; obdurate; stony (showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings)
Antonym:
softhearted (easily moved to pity or sorrow)
Derivation:
hardheartedness (an absence of concern for the welfare of others)
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