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gefühllos — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • callous adj Showing no concern for the feelings or suffering of others.
  • emotionless adj Showing no feeling or emotion; blank or detached.
  • impassive adj Having, or revealing, no emotion.
  • insensible adj Unable to be perceived by the senses.
  • numb adj Unable to feel physical sensation, especially because of cold or pressure on a nerve.
  • obtuse adj Slow to understand or notice things that seem obvious to others.
  • uncaring adj Showing no concern or compassion for others.
  • unfeeling adj Showing no emotion, sympathy, or compassion; callous.

Senses

gefühllos is used for these senses in English:

  • callous (figurative) Emotionally hardened; unfeeling and indifferent to the suffering/feelings of others.
  • emotionless Lacking emotion.
  • flinty (figuratively) Showing a lack of emotion.
  • impassive Having, or revealing, no emotion.
  • insensible Incapable of emotional feeling; callous; apathetic.
  • numb Physically unable to feel, not having the power of sensation.
  • numb Emotionally unable to feel or respond in a normal way.
  • obtuse Of sound, etc.: deadened, muffled, muted.

callous — full definition

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

Related German words