indifference
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- noun
- /ˌɪnˈdɪfərəns/
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indiferencia
- A direct result of our own complacency, our indifference.
- show indifference
- express indifference
- indifference to suffering
They stand by either with indifference or with excuses.
- They stand by either with indifference or with excuses.
- And I have found that arriving at indifference was a game changer for me.
- The opposite of love and hate is indifference.
- And the opposite of life is not death, it's indifference.
- There's going to be so much indifference.
- That peculiar indifference is the biggest single challenge we we face.
- And they're always very polite, but they fail to hide their indifference.
- Should the poem be read as a contemporary allegory of political indifference and public disavowal?
- the United Nations cannot and must not regard this situation with indifference.
- There is not an intention, but it's depraved indifference.
- Suddenly the attention that they gave you is gone and replaced by an indifference and or something like silence.
- And a standard is a much better way to hold onto our power than just indifference.
- And I wouldn't say the feeling is quite as numb as indifference, but it's it's close to that, really.
- Mark Cerealis talks about being able to accept success without arrogance and let the rest go with indifference.
- While the river flowed by in majestic indifference and scornful condescension, ignoring everything.
- Don't want to talk about the indifference toward the poor and greed being good and desirable and so forth.
- That that congressional indifference to inhumanity over there is causing the US support of Israel.
- When ungrievable people die, instead of listening to the angels of our better nature, we are supposed to feel indifference or righteous coldness.
Examples
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When ungrievable people die, instead of listening to the angels of our better nature, we are supposed to feel indifference or righteous coldness.
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It is only we, with our capacity to love, that give meaning to the indifference of the universe.
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But sometimes nature has an indifference towards humans.
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And which of them won was a matter of indifference.
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The dead remember our indifference.
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They stand by either with indifference or with excuses.
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Modern slaughterhouses are another example of present-day indifference to the taking of life.
Academic text (2011) -
If Mubarak treated his own loyalists with indifference, the situation for those without political or family pull was hopeless.
Academic text (2011) -
Wilson's remarks on assessment were greeted with indifference in New England and some hostility in the Netherlands.
Academic text (1999) -
Her indifference to the well-being of her friends shocked everyone around her.
Synonyms
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Not paying attention to something on purpose
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A lack of interest or care about things
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A lack of care for other people's feelings or needs
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A calm, relaxed way of behaving that shows little worry or interest
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Not feeling interested in something, like a talk or task
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A state of not feeling worried or interested about something
A lack of interest in things, even important ones
A calm lack of interest or strong feeling in everyday life
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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Surface Forms
Morphology
indifference = indifferent (semi-transparent) = in + different + indifferent + ence
The noun is formed by the regular adjective-to-noun derivation from 'indifferent' + '-ence', which directly yields the meaning 'the state of being indifferent'.
Etymology
Indifference comes from the prefix in- meaning 'not' and difference meaning 'a change' or 'something that matters'. So indifference is like 'not caring' — it describes when something does not seem to make a difference to you and you show no interest or concern.