callousingadj.
/ˈkaləsɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈkæləsɪŋ/ That makes a person hard, unfeeling, or callous.
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the mind > emotion > absence of emotion > [adjective] > callous or hard-hearted > that makes callous
callousing1860
indurating1895
ossifying1898
1860 New Englander (New Haven, Connecticut) Feb. 110 The callousing, barbarous effects of the slave traffic upon him.
1895 J. Bryan Fables & Ess. 107 Only those who have felt the callousing prints of time can realize how tender and romantic the heart is at twenty.
1928 Sunday Express 8 Jan. 9/1 The hardships and callousing brutalities of a mercenary force.
2014 Gazette (Montreal) (Nexis) 15 May a18 Many argue that it [sc. abortion] has had a callousing effect on men.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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adj.1860- master
- master aircrew
- master and commander
- master bathroom
- master bedroom
- master bee
- master branch
- master builder
- master card
- master charge
- master chef
- master city
- master clock
- master computer
- master conscience
- master controller
- master copy
- master craftsman
- master craftsmanship
- master cylinder
- master disc
- master drain
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- master exercise
- master eye