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 Neither feeling nor showing any emotion.
- insensible adj Impossible to notice with sight, hearing, touch, taste or smell.
- 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
- adj Showing no concern for the feelings or suffering of others.
- adj Having thickened, hardened skin.
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