Empathyless
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Devoid of empathy; unempathetic.
"c. 1978-1981, Heinz Kohut, On Empathy In other words, there is a step beyond an empathy-informed hatred that wants to destroy you; and an empathyless environment that just brushes you off the face of the earth."
Example
More examples"c. 1978-1981, Heinz Kohut, On Empathy In other words, there is a step beyond an empathy-informed hatred that wants to destroy you; and an empathyless environment that just brushes you off the face of the earth."
Etymology
From empathy + -less.
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