empathyless

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adjective

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.”

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Meanings

adjectiveempathyless (comparative more empathyless, superlative most empathyless)

comparative more empathyless · superlative most empathyless

  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.

Origin

From empathy + -less.

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empathyless. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/empathyless

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“empathyless.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/empathyless. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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