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unconcern
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Unconcern
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un·con·cern
/
ˌʌn
kənˈsɜrn
/
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[
uhn-k
uh
n-
surn
]
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noun
1.
absence of feeling or
concern
; indifference.
2.
freedom from anxiety.
Origin:
1660–70;
un-
1
+
concern
Synonyms
1.
nonchalance, insouciance. See
indifference
.
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unconcern
(ˌʌnkənˈsɜːn)
—
n
apathy or indifference
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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The record is convincing that the violations were not the result of intentional
actions or
unconcern
.
The friend changes his expression of alarm for one of utter
unconcern
.
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unconcern
, though the iron hailed
around him.
It was done in tranquil, matter-of-fact fashion, and the snakes behaved with
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He'd secretly suspected some turning away of the gods,
unconcern
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