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Callous vs Malicious - What's the difference?

callous | malicious |

As adjectives the difference between callous and malicious

is that callous is emotionally hardened; unfeeling and indifferent to the suffering/feelings of others while malicious is of, pertaining to, or as a result of malice or spite.

callous

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Emotionally hardened; unfeeling and indifferent to the suffering/feelings of others.
    • She was so callous that she could criticise a cancer patient for wearing a wig.
  • Having calluses.

    • Synonyms

    * heartless * insensitive

    malicious

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (obsolete)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of, pertaining to, or as a result of malice or spite
  • spiteful and deliberately harmful
    • He was sent off for a malicious tackle on Jones.

    Synonyms

    * malevolent * evil * See also

    Derived terms

    * maliciously * maliciousness * malicious mischief