heartless
gb/hˈɑɹtləs/ us/hˈɑɹtləs/
B2
Αγγλικά
~ 9300
Σημασίες
0 σημασίες
adjective
B2
property
1
cruel and showing no sympathy
Not caring about other people’s pain or feelings; very cruel.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
[someone/something] is heartless
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes confuse "heartless" with "careless". "Heartless" means cruel and not caring about other people’s feelings, while "careless" means not being careful or paying enough attention. They also sometimes use "heartless" to mean "without energy" or "discouraged"; in that case, "disheartened" or "discouraged" is correct, not "heartless".
Συνώνυμα
cruel (General word for causing pain or suffering, sometimes without the strong emotional coldness that "heartless" suggests.)
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callous (Suggests being emotionally hardened or numb, often over a long time, not easily moved by others’ pain.)
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unfeeling (Emphasizes the lack of emotional response more than active meanness.)
Αντώνυμα
kind (Shows care and concern for others, the opposite of the cold attitude in "heartless".)
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compassionate (Emphasizes actively feeling and showing concern for another’s suffering, which a heartless person does not do.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
heartless person
|heartless act
|heartless decision
|seem heartless
|cold and heartless
|utterly heartless
Θέματα
emotions
|character
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
Παραδείγματα
- Leaving his sick dog alone like that was completely heartless.
- She made a heartless remark about the victims of the accident.
- The company’s heartless decision to fire people by email shocked everyone.
- He’s not heartless; he just has trouble showing his emotions.
- The film shows how a heartless system can destroy ordinary lives.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- It was heartless to laugh at the crying child.
- Many people thought the new law was heartless.
- Her boss is heartless and never says thank you.
- I felt that his words were very heartless.
- Only a heartless person could ignore that poor man.
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Λημματική μορφή
heartless
IPA
GB/hˈɑɹtləs/
US/hˈɑɹtləs/
Συλλαβές και τόνος
heart - less (2 συλλαβές)
Stress on 1st syllable (heart)
Τύποι λέξης
Adjective
- Base: heartless
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