Callous Definition & Meaning

callous
adjective
  1. emotionally hardened; "a callous indifference to suffering"; "cold-blooded and indurate to public opinion"
  2. having calluses; having skin made tough and thick through wear; "calloused skin"; "with a workman's callous hands"
verb
  1. make insensitive or callous; deaden feelings or morals

"Callous" in song lyrics

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  • "And develop my inner peace in a place so callous"
    Hieroglyphics — Soweto
  • "R-Swift and LeCrae walk in the Spirit til our feet ache with callous"
    Lecrae f/ R-Swift — We Don't
  • "In the name of revenge for Country until your soul turns callous, soul turns callous.."
    Mars ILL — The Calm Before

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