empty-hearted

adjective

: having or showing a lack of feeling or compassion for others : having an empty heart

Because you spend enormous physical and emotional energy at work, you return home empty-hearted. Those closest to you—your spouse and your children … —are footnotes in the big story of your life and career.

—The Herald (South Africa), 25 Oct. 2011

Word History

First Known Use

1603, in the meaning defined above

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