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indifference

[in-dif-er-uhns, -dif-ruhns]

noun

  1. lack of interest or concern.

    We were shocked by their indifference toward poverty.

    Antonyms: ,
  2. unimportance; little or no concern.

    Whether or not to attend the party is a matter of indifference to him.

  3. the quality or condition of being indifferent.

  4. mediocre quality; mediocrity.

  5. Baseball.Ìýthe absence of effort by the defense to prevent a stolen base.

    For the second time this inning, a Brewer has taken second base on indifference.



indifference

/ ɪnˈdɪfrəns, -fərəns /

noun

  1. the fact or state of being indifferent; lack of care or concern

  2. lack of quality; mediocrity

  3. lack of importance; insignificance

  4. See principle of indifference

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms

  • superindifference noun
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of indifference1

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, variant of indifferency, from Latin indifferentia; indifferent, -ence, -ency
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Synonym Study

Indifference, unconcern, listlessness, apathy, insensibility all imply lack of feeling. Indifference denotes an absence of feeling or interest; unconcern, an absence of concern or solicitude, a calm or cool indifference in the face of what might be expected to cause uneasiness or apprehension; listlessness, an absence of inclination or interest, a languid indifference to what is going on about one; apathy, a profound intellectual and emotional indifference suggestive of faculties either naturally sluggish or dulled by emotional disturbance, mental illness, or prolonged sickness; insensibility, an absence of capacity for feeling or of susceptibility to emotional influences.
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Do’s willingness to involve his family in his scheme pointed to his “moral indifference,†prosecutors said, while his campaign of invective against the press aggravated his culpability.

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"His total indifference to his victim shows a mindsight that he does and will pose a significant risk of causing serious harm."

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In the end, she doesn’t come to any conclusions, but resilience and determination have clearly defeated inertia or indifference.

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“It was done with deliberate indifference by the county, and it has to stop.â€

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She describes the “passionate indifference†that Arendt substitutes for love-making when her marriage becomes a broken clock that can’t be fixed.

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