indifference
[ in-dif-er-uhns, -dif-ruhns ]
/ ɪnˈdɪf ər əns, -ˈdɪf rəns /
noun
lack of interest or concern: We were shocked by their indifference toward poverty.
unimportance; little or no concern: Whether or not to attend the party is a matter of indifference to him.
the quality or condition of being indifferent.
mediocre quality; mediocrity.
Origin of indifference
1400–50; late Middle English, variant of
indifferency < Latin
indifferentia. See
indifferent,
-ence,
-ency
SYNONYMS FOR indifference
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 FOR indifference
OTHER WORDS FROM indifference
su·per·in·dif·fer·ence, nounWords nearby indifference
indiction,
indictment,
indie,
indienne,
indies,
indifference,
indifferency,
indifferent,
indifferent gonad,
indifferent tissue,
indifferentism
Example sentences from the Web for indifference
British Dictionary definitions for indifference
indifference
/ (ɪnˈdɪfrəns, -fərəns) /
noun
the fact or state of being indifferent; lack of care or concern
lack of quality; mediocrity
lack of importance; insignificance