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noun
1.
lack of interest or concern: We were shocked by their indifference toward poverty.
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.
Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English, variant of indifferency < Latin indifferentia. See indifferent, -ence, -ency
1400–50; late Middle English, variant of indifferency < Latin indifferentia. See indifferent, -ence, -ency
Related forms
su·per·in·dif·fer·ence, noun
Synonyms
1. 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.
1. 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.
Antonyms
1. eagerness, responsiveness.
1. eagerness, responsiveness.
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| indifference (ɪnˈdɪfrəns, -fərəns) | |
| —n | |
| 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 |
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indifference
1530s, from L. indifferentia, noun of quality from indifferentem (see indifferent).
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