Synonyms: cauterise, cauterize, callous
Definition: make insensitive or callous; deaden feelings or morals
Similar words: harden, indurate, inure
Definition: cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate
Usage: He was inured to the cold
Synonyms: indurate, pachydermatous, callous
Definition: emotionally hardened
Usage: a callous indifference to suffering; cold-blooded and indurate to public opinion
Similar words: insensitive
Definition: deficient in human sensibility; not mentally or morally sensitive
Usage: insensitive to the needs of the patients
Synonyms: thickened, callous, calloused
Definition: having calluses; having skin made tough and thick through wear
Usage: calloused skin; with a workman's callous hands