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callousness vs insensitiveness

insensitiveness vs callousness

callousness and insensitiveness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
callousness Yes No No No
insensitiveness Yes No No No
As nouns, insensitiveness is a hypernym of callousness; that is, insensitiveness is a word with a broader meaning than callousness:
  • callousness: devoid of passion or feeling; hardheartedness
  • insensitiveness: the inability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment
Other hypernyms of callousness include insensitivity.
callousness (noun) insensitiveness (noun)
devoid of passion or feeling; hardheartedness the inability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment
Difference between callousness and insensitiveness

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