What Does Coldheartedness Mean?

: marked by lack of sympathy, interest, or sensitivity coldhearted criminals a coldhearted refusal. Other Words from coldhearted More Example Sentences Learn More About coldhearted.

What is a cold-hearted person mean?

coldhearted Add to list Share. Someone who's coldhearted is detached and unfeeling. It would be coldhearted to stand there, not caring, when you see a little kid fall and hurt herself. Most people are sympathetic and warm, but those who don't have much feeling for others are coldhearted.

Is cold-hearted a real thing?

Emotionally unavailable, inaccessible, unresponsive, indifferent, uninvested. Unfeeling, unemotional, affectionless; unsmiling—straight-faced (or stone-faced) Cold-hearted, as in "cold fish" or (even worse) an "iceberg" or "ice queen" Lacking empathy and compassion.

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