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afgestompt — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • callous adj Showing no concern for the feelings or suffering of others.
  • jaded adjective Tired of or unenthusiastic about something because of too much exposure to it.
  • obtuse adj Slow to understand or notice things that seem obvious to others.

Senses

afgestompt is used for these senses in English:

  • callous (figurative) Emotionally hardened; unfeeling and indifferent to the suffering/feelings of others.
  • jaded Made callous or cynically insensitive, by experience.
  • obtuse Intellectually dull or dim-witted.

callous — full definition

  1. adj Showing no concern for the feelings or suffering of others.
  2. adj Having thickened, hardened skin.

Related Dutch words