cold-hearted
adjective
lacking sympathy or feeling; indifferent; unkind.
cold-heartedness
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a word derived from
cold-hearted.
Example Sentences
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I am still horrified by their cold-heartedness, and I do not see myself repairing my relationship with either of them.
From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2021
The moment is supposed to demonstrate the character’s cold-heartedness, her antipathy towards children, and the distance between her days as a hopeful youth and her current dragon-lady persona.
From Slate ● Apr. 23, 2019
“Do we think we make this country more or less safe from terrorism by showing a cold-heartedness to this refugee crisis?” he asked.
From New York Times ● Sep. 10, 2015
It is also about the arrogance, ambition, cold-heartedness and mawkish sentimentality of the humans who ostensibly cared for him.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 12, 2011
This cold-heartedness struck Bernardine more than once, and she spoke of it to Robert Allitsen.
From Ships That Pass in the Night by Beatrice Harraden
