heartlessness

Definitions

A lack of kindness, sympathy, or compassion for others.

The quality of being cruel, unfeeling, or indifferent to the suffering of others.

Examples

The public was shocked by the sheer heartlessness of the criminal's actions.

She could not forgive his heartlessness when he refused to help the struggling family.

Synonyms

cruelty callousness mercilessness insensitivity cold-bloodedness ruthlessness inhumanity

Antonyms

compassion kindness empathy benevolence tenderness mercy warmheartedness