heartless
adjective
unfeeling; unkind; unsympathetic; harsh; cruel.
heartlessness
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a word derived from
heartless.
Example Sentences
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In a victim impact statement, Nurse's sister Samantha Carvalho described Sabat as a "menace to society", and said the "heartlessness" of the killing was "impossible to comprehend".
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
The story is in no sense a petition for the return of the monarchy but contrasts Old World gentility with the heartlessness of the surveillance state, culture against the assassination of culture.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2024
“Here from this crossing, we see the heartbreak and heartlessness … a long line of blocked relief trucks on one side of the gates, the long shadow of starvation on the other,” he said.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 23, 2024
All of which is to say that the most sacred week in Christianity’s liturgical year is, in D.C., interspersed with days of cruelty and heartlessness.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 7, 2023
How could someone like Samir ever survive that sort of heartlessness?
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
