unfeelingness

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Noun
  • Wimps don’t survive the ruthlessness of Eastside politics as an outsider to become a congressmember at just 34.
    Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
  • The rapid unraveling of Swalwell’s operation over the past 72 hours underscored both his limited political standing in California and the ruthlessness of party insiders, who eviscerated him on social media.
    Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 13 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • That’s one of the great cruelties of the world.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 May 2026
  • The movie, set in Spain in 1944, is both an intoxicating work of fantasy and a grim parable of political rebellion, and its insights into the cruelties and vulnerabilities of fascist power remain undimmed.
    Justin Chang, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
Noun
  • Their willingness to film their inhumanity echoed the Nazis of the Third Reich, who likewise filmed their mass atrocities.
    Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 14 May 2026
  • Consider artificial intelligence phone systems that only add to the frustration and inhumanity of our lives.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The barbarity of the institution, meanwhile, is self-evident—but rarely does an author present its abuses so powerfully and vividly.
    The Atlantic, The Atlantic, 14 May 2026
  • The Emperor’s battle arena, for example, is a marvel of moody set design, its barbarity brought to life by the throngs of people crowding to watch the action from atop its grated roof.
    David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 22 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • An extra-dark comedy that veers toward sadism, the film is saved by the chemistry and star power of Kathleen Turner and Michael Douglas (fresh off their Romancing the Stone series), with an assist from an excellent Danny DeVito.
    Debby Wolfinsohn, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Over Your Dead Body is not for the faint of heart, but give or take a rape threat that crosses the line into smug sadism without quite seeming to realize it, the violence lands as more comically cartoonish than horrific.
    Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 15 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Adapted for television by Adolescence co-creator, Emmy winner Jack Thorne, in Lord of the Flies, innocence descends into savagery when a group of English schoolboys becomes desert island castaways.
    Denise Petski, Deadline, 6 Apr. 2026
  • After the war, in sober reflection, the United States helped lead a global effort to try to tame the savagery of conflict and, in particular, to shield civilians.
    Nicholas D. Kristof, Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • These young graduates start out naive about the heartlessness of the corporate world and harbor illusory hopes for success in unforgiving professions.
    George Packer, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2026
  • The lives of the two children in the story, aged fourteen and four, are portrayed as being as fleeting as the fireflies, and the story is an unsentimental and unflinching account with moments of both tenderness and heartlessness.
    Ginny Tapley Takemori September 4, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Johnson’s Anaia is much sweeter, and though there’s some ferocity inside her too, the movie leaves her in a compassionate, optimistic place.
    Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 15 May 2026
  • The storm’s ferocity increased.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 14 May 2026
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“Unfeelingness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfeelingness. Accessed 21 May. 2026.

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