A lack of empathy for others refers to the inability or difficulty in understanding and sharing the feelings, emotions, and perspectives of other people.
Related terms
Empathy: The ability to understand and share the feelings of others.
Emotional intelligence: The capacity to recognize, understand, and manage our own emotions as well as recognize, understand, and influence the emotions of others.
Theory of mind: The cognitive ability to attribute mental states (beliefs, intentions) to oneself and others in order to understand behavior.