[0753] callous

[보카길라잡이]

adj.

1. Having calluses; toughened: callous skin on the elbow.
2. Emotionally hardened; unfeeling: a callous indifference to the suffering of others.

tr. & intr.v. cal·loused, cal·lous·ing, cal·lous·es

To make or become callous.

Usage Note: Do not confuse the adjective callous, as in Years of dealing with criminals had left her callous, with the noun callus, as in I have a callus on my thumb. Also, do not confuse the verb callous, which means “to make or become callous,” with the verb callus “to form or develop hardened tissue.”

cf. callus

n 1: an area of skin that is thick or hard from continual pressure or friction (as the sole of the foot) [syn: callosity]

2: bony tissue formed during the healing of a fractured bone

3: (botany) an isolated thickening of tissue, especially a stiff protuberance on the lip of an orchid

v 1: cause a callus to form on; "The long march had callused his feet"

2: form a callus or calluses; "His foot callused"

callous

adj : emotionally hardened; "a callous indifference to suffering"; "cold-blooded and indurate to public opinion" [syn: thick-skinned, indurate, pachydermatous]

v : make insensitive or callous; deaden feelings or morals [syn: cauterize, cauterise]

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call 불렀는데 대답이 없어요. 그렇다면 두가지 경우 1. 못들었다. -> 무감각한 (귀가 어두운가봐요.) 귀에 못이 박혔나?? 못 박힌.. 2. 들었는데 못들은체 하고 무시함 -> 냉정한, 냉담한