Hardheartedness

/ˈhɑrdˌhɑrtədnəs/ noun

Definition

The state or quality of being cruel, cold, and lacking sympathy or compassion for others.

Etymology

From 'hardhearted' plus the noun suffix '-ness', which creates an abstract noun describing the character trait itself.

Kelly Says

Hardheartedness is one of humanity's most fascinating contradictions—neurologically some people may be incapable of feeling normal empathy, yet morally we judge them harshly for what they cannot feel.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ልብ ግንባር
leb gin-bar
ARالعربية
قسوة
qasuwwah
BNবাংলা
হৃদয়ের কঠोरতা
ho-r-dey-er ka-thor-ta
CACatalà
duresa de cor
du-re-sa de kor
CSČeština
tvrdé srdce
tvrd-eh ser-d-ce
DADansk
hjerteblødhed
her-te-blod-hed
DEDeutsch
Herzenslosigkeit
her-tsn-los-soyt
ELΕλληνικά
άγριότητα
ag-ri-o-tee
ESEspañol
crueldad
kroo-el-dad
FAفارسی
سختدل
sa-kht-del
FISuomi
kiltteys
kil-tteys
FRFrançais
cruelté
kroo-lete
GUGU
હૃદયની કઠोरતા
h-ri-day-nee ka-thor-ta
HAHA
gabanci
ga-ban-ci
HEעברית
קשיחות לב
qash-y-o-ot lev
HIहिन्दी
दिल की कठोरता
dil kee kathor-ta
HUMagyar
hideg szív
hideg-sheev
IDBahasa Indonesia
kejam
ke-jam
IGIG
nkwu
n-kwu
ITItaliano
crudeltà
kroo-del-ta
JA日本語
冷酷さ
reikoku-sa
KKKK
жүрексіздік
zhy-rek-siz-dik
KMKM
សំណុំ
sam-num
KO한국어
냉혹함
naeng-hokh-ham
MRMR
हृदयाची कठोरता
h-ri-da-achi ka-thor-ta
MSBahasa Melayu
kejam
ke-jam
MYမြန်မာ
စကြာမကျင့်
ska-r-ma-kyin
NLNederlands
hardhartigheid
hard-har-tig-heid
NONorsk
hjerteblindhet
her-te-blin-det
PAPA
ਹൃਦਈ ਦੀ ਕਠੋਰਤਾ
h-ri-dai di ka-thor-ta
PLPolski
twardość serca
tvwar-dosht ser-tsa
PTPortuguês
crueldade
kroo-el-dad-eh
RORomână
lipsă de compasiune
lip-sa de kom-pa-syoo-neh
RUРусский
жестокость
zhestokost'
SVSvenska
hjärteblixt
hyar-te-blist
SWKiswahili
ukali
oo-ka-li
TAதமிழ்
இதயத்தின் கடினத்தன்மை
i-tha-yat-tin ka-di-na-than-mai
TEతెలుగు
హృదయం కఠినత
h-ri-da-yam ka-thi-na-ta
THไทย
ความโหดร้าย
khwam-hod-rai
TLTL
pag-aapi
pa-ga-a-pi
TRTürkçe
merhametsizlik
mer-ha-met-siz-lik
UKУкраїнська
засторогощість
za-sto-ro-gos-chist
URاردو
دل کی سختى
dil kee shak-tee
VITiếng Việt
khô cứng
kho-coong
YOYO
ìgbà
ee-gba
ZH中文
冷酷
lěng kù
ZUZU
umoya
oo-mo-ya

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