Multiple choice softskills communication

callous

  1. hardened; unfeeling; without sympathy for the sufferings of others

  2. area of thick hard skin

  3. persuade by praise or false promise

  4. youthful; immature; inexperienced
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Explanation

Callous means insensitive, unfeeling, or without sympathy for others' suffering. While thick skin develops physically from friction, callousness is emotional - a hardened heart. Neither coaxing (persuasion by flattery) nor youthfulness captures this emotional desensitization.

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