hard-heartedness

noun

Definition of hard-heartednessnext
as in heartlessness

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  1. obduracy
  2. hardness
  3. apathy
Noun
  • Related: ‘Neglected diseases’ are anything but neglected by the billion-plus people living with them One possible reason for this obduracy is that noma begins as a dental disease, and dental diseases have long been underappreciated global health concerns.
    John Button, STAT, 16 Dec. 2023
  • Andreas blames the obduracy of U.S. politicians and bureaucrats for the persistence of the drug wars, despite their evident failure and their huge financial and human costs.
    Russell Crandall, Foreign Affairs, 20 Apr. 2021
Definition of obduracy
Noun
  • For all its ugliness, hardness is seductive, as is a toxic, dominating man’s pull.
    Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
  • Water hardness is created by minerals such as calcium carbonate.
    Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American-Statesman, 15 July 2024
Definition of hardness
Noun
  • Common symptoms include difficulty focusing, lack of energy, irritability, and a general sense of apathy toward your work.
    Benjamin Laker, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Compounded with inconsistent datasets almost always full of excessive standard deviations and utter apathy toward innovation, a viable environmental policy simply cannot survive (let alone thrive) in such conditions.
    Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of apathy
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hard-heartedly

hard-heartedness

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