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
“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
But as the media titan greets another birthday and prepares to tie a bow on his corporate legacy by selling to Matsson, he may not have considered the wider ramifications of his heartlessness.
From Salon ● Mar. 26, 2023
She complains about me to her friends, and I am bombarded with phone calls from relative strangers who accuse me of heartlessness and heap on the guilt.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 21, 2022
“How I’ve stood this heartlessness through the years I’ll never know.”
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
