Heartless
adjective
Showing a cruel disregard for others; unkind.
The heartless landlord evicted the family in the middle of winter.
Often appears as...
- heartless person
- heartless act
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Disapproving
adjective
Not having or showing feeling or sympathy.
It was a heartless decision to cut the funding for the homeless shelter.
Often appears as...
- heartless decision
- heartless disregard
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Disapproving
adjective
Showing a cruel disregard for others; unkind.
The heartless landlord evicted the family in the middle of winter.
Often appears as...
- heartless person
- heartless act
Usage tips
Disapproving
adjective
Not having or showing feeling or sympathy.
It was a heartless decision to cut the funding for the homeless shelter.
Often appears as...
- heartless decision
- heartless disregard
Usage tips
Disapproving
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Cruel Actions
Used to describe actions that lack compassion and are intentionally hurtful.
Canceling the charity event was a heartless move.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Emotion
Conveys a strong negative emotional response, implying a moral judgment.
Ignoring the plight of the poor is heartless.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Literal
'Heartless' doesn't mean lacking a physical heart, but lacking empathy or humanity.
Her heartless laughter at the accident shocked everyone.
Pro Tip 1/3Cruel Actions
Used to describe actions that lack compassion and are intentionally hurtful.
Canceling the charity event was a heartless move.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Emotion
Conveys a strong negative emotional response, implying a moral judgment.
Ignoring the plight of the poor is heartless.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Literal
'Heartless' doesn't mean lacking a physical heart, but lacking empathy or humanity.
Her heartless laughter at the accident shocked everyone.
Pro Tip 1/3Cruel Actions
Used to describe actions that lack compassion and are intentionally hurtful.
Canceling the charity event was a heartless move.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Emotion
Conveys a strong negative emotional response, implying a moral judgment.
Ignoring the plight of the poor is heartless.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Literal
'Heartless' doesn't mean lacking a physical heart, but lacking empathy or humanity.
Her heartless laughter at the accident shocked everyone.
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Left to Die PIPE National...
swiftly to the news that David Sharpe was left to die David Sharpe ran into trouble on the mountain and he is passed by a number of climbers 40 other climbers passed by mountaineer David sharp as he lay dying as commercial mountaineering made climbing a remarkably heartless pursuit criticism
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Rethinking thinking -...
Why does he think he's more important than anyone else?" Jumping quickly to the fifth rung, we conclude that this guy is heartless, inconsiderate, he needs to be taught a lesson and put in his place. We feel angry, frustrated, vindictive, justified. On our sixth rung,
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How nationalism and...
Out-of-touch, one-percent plutocrats? Or maybe the heartless, greedy Wall Street type, right? Or maybe people like me, with multiple origins, living in a big, cosmopolitan metropolis. Well, you remember that World Values Survey that I mentioned earlier?
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Andrea Ghez’s Black Hole...
understanding about not only the existence of supermassive black holes but the physics and astrophysics associated with black holes a'dreea to me it's a brilliant scientist her dedication and her persistence really has been a heartless project in
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Insults by Shakespeare
Both families hate each other, and this is just adding fuel to the fire. But just how bad is this stinger? A heartless hind is a coward, and calling someone that in front of his own men, and the rival family, means there's going to be a fight.
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Telling the Story: 125...
difficult story or two don't you what you see does bruise you and you plaid to be careful what you see this is a less than heartless and learned all that you're experienced I think a lot of young reporters who go into war
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Cameras Reveal the...
an animal that has long been misunderstood feared hunted and eliminated from most of its range the Cougar is often believed to be solitary and even heartless but recently deep in the Wyoming Wind River Range biologists
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Jeffrey Brown: How we...
And as we were talking with them, a number of myths were dispelled about them with us. And one of the biggest myths was that these kids were cold and heartless and uncharacteristically bold in their violence.
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Lesley Hazleton: The...
but absolute, heartless conviction. You're certain that you possess the Truth -- inevitably offered with an implied uppercase T -- and this certainty quickly devolves into dogmatism and righteousness,
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Ethan Nadelmann: Why we...
this backward, heartless, disastrous War on Drugs, has got to end. Thank you.
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Left to Die PIPE National...
swiftly to the news that David Sharpe was left to die David Sharpe ran into trouble on the mountain and he is passed by a number of climbers 40 other climbers passed by mountaineer David sharp as he lay dying as commercial mountaineering made climbing a remarkably heartless pursuit criticism
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Rethinking thinking -...
Why does he think he's more important than anyone else?" Jumping quickly to the fifth rung, we conclude that this guy is heartless, inconsiderate, he needs to be taught a lesson and put in his place. We feel angry, frustrated, vindictive, justified. On our sixth rung,
Video examples
How nationalism and...
Out-of-touch, one-percent plutocrats? Or maybe the heartless, greedy Wall Street type, right? Or maybe people like me, with multiple origins, living in a big, cosmopolitan metropolis. Well, you remember that World Values Survey that I mentioned earlier?
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Andrea Ghez’s Black Hole...
understanding about not only the existence of supermassive black holes but the physics and astrophysics associated with black holes a'dreea to me it's a brilliant scientist her dedication and her persistence really has been a heartless project in
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Insults by Shakespeare
Both families hate each other, and this is just adding fuel to the fire. But just how bad is this stinger? A heartless hind is a coward, and calling someone that in front of his own men, and the rival family, means there's going to be a fight.
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Telling the Story: 125...
difficult story or two don't you what you see does bruise you and you plaid to be careful what you see this is a less than heartless and learned all that you're experienced I think a lot of young reporters who go into war
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Cameras Reveal the...
an animal that has long been misunderstood feared hunted and eliminated from most of its range the Cougar is often believed to be solitary and even heartless but recently deep in the Wyoming Wind River Range biologists
Video examples
Jeffrey Brown: How we...
And as we were talking with them, a number of myths were dispelled about them with us. And one of the biggest myths was that these kids were cold and heartless and uncharacteristically bold in their violence.
Video examples
Lesley Hazleton: The...
but absolute, heartless conviction. You're certain that you possess the Truth -- inevitably offered with an implied uppercase T -- and this certainty quickly devolves into dogmatism and righteousness,
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Ethan Nadelmann: Why we...
this backward, heartless, disastrous War on Drugs, has got to end. Thank you.
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John Quincy Adams
American President
It is among the evils of slavery that it taints the very sources of moral principle. It establishes false estimates of virtue and vice: for what can be more false and heartless than this doctrine which makes the first and holiest rights of humanity to depend upon the color of the skin?
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Moneybagg Yo
With the first 'Heartless,' I was just tryna get my feet wet in the game, and it was like, 'nobody wanna help me, nobody wanna show me love,' so I ain't feel the love, nowhere. That's what made me heartless.
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Karen Blixen
Danish Author
Love, with very young people, is a heartless business. We drink at that age from thirst, or to get drunk; it is only later in life that we occupy ourselves with the individuality of our wine.
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Tina Weymouth
American Musician
It's a cruel, heartless world out there in commercial rock 'n' roll, and when you take as much time off as we did, eight years, booking agents don't know if you'll draw.
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Yehuda Berg
American Clergyman
The problem with certainty is that sometimes it can sound cold and heartless, although it is the most compassionate and supportive answer.
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Gary Lineker
English Footballer
The treatment by some towards these young refugees is hideously racist and utterly heartless. What's happening to our country?
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Joe Biden
American President
The American people have not become heartless.
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Taylor Caldwell
American Author
I have been the victim of heartless malice.
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Paul Simon
American Musician
I don't like fashion. It's very heartless.
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Jim Goad
Australian Author
People can be so heartless and dirty.
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John Quincy Adams
American President
It is among the evils of slavery that it taints the very sources of moral principle. It establishes false estimates of virtue and vice: for what can be more false and heartless than this doctrine which makes the first and holiest rights of humanity to depend upon the color of the skin?
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Moneybagg Yo
With the first 'Heartless,' I was just tryna get my feet wet in the game, and it was like, 'nobody wanna help me, nobody wanna show me love,' so I ain't feel the love, nowhere. That's what made me heartless.
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Karen Blixen
Danish Author
Love, with very young people, is a heartless business. We drink at that age from thirst, or to get drunk; it is only later in life that we occupy ourselves with the individuality of our wine.
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Tina Weymouth
American Musician
It's a cruel, heartless world out there in commercial rock 'n' roll, and when you take as much time off as we did, eight years, booking agents don't know if you'll draw.
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Yehuda Berg
American Clergyman
The problem with certainty is that sometimes it can sound cold and heartless, although it is the most compassionate and supportive answer.
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Gary Lineker
English Footballer
The treatment by some towards these young refugees is hideously racist and utterly heartless. What's happening to our country?
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Joe Biden
American President
The American people have not become heartless.
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Taylor Caldwell
American Author
I have been the victim of heartless malice.
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Paul Simon
American Musician
I don't like fashion. It's very heartless.
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Jim Goad
Australian Author
People can be so heartless and dirty.
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