cold-hearted; callous; pitiless; unsympathetic
Describes a person or attitude that is emotionally cold, lacking compassion or warmth. Often used in literary or emphatic contexts.
People around him were surprised by his cold-hearted attitude.
冷淡無情な判断を下すのは辛い。
It's painful to make a callous decision.
冷酷 implies cruelty or ruthlessness, while 冷淡無情 emphasizes emotional coldness and lack of sympathy.
薄情 is more about being unfeeling or heartless in personal relationships, often less formal than 冷淡無情.
A yojijukugo (four-character compound) combining 冷淡 (cold, indifferent) and 無情 (heartless, unfeeling). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the meaning is transparent from its components.