indifference
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indifference
- /ɪnˈdɪf.ɹəns/
- /ɪnˈdɪf.ə.ɹəns/
Where it comes from
From Middle French indifférence, from Late Latin indifferentia. By surface analysis, in- + difference.
noun indifferences
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The state of being indifferent.
"I do not care for them; I would not have them now," cried Lady Penrhyn; "it is only your affection I care for. Do not suppose, for a moment, that I wish for the tables when you do not: oh, no! my only concern was for your indifference. But I am content if you tell me I was mistaken."
Similar: unconcern
- Unbiased impartiality.
- Unemotional apathy. His daughter's indifference towards the sexist group made him wonder if she felt no empathy for the bullied.
- A lack of enthusiasm.
- Unconcerned nonchalance. I liked the man for his own sake, and even had he promised to turn out a celebrity it would have had no weight with me. I look upon notoriety with the same indifference as on the buttons on a man's shirt-front, or the crest on his note-paper.
- Self-identity defined through the negation of difference, non-difference. "I call reason absolute reason, or reason insofar as it is conceived as the total indifference of the subjective and objective."
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: unconcern, nonchalance, impassivity, unemotionality, emotionlessness, impassiveness, apathy, spiritlessness, stolidity, phlegm, disinterest, ignorance, thoughtlessness, inattention, inaction, negligence
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noun the state of being indifferent
| Español | indiferencia, displicencia |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 무관심 mugwansim |
| 日本語 | 無関心 mukanshin, 冷淡さ reitan sa |
| 中文 | 不關心 /不关心 bùguānxīn, 冷淡 lěngdàn |
| हिन्दी | उदासीनता udāsīntā, बेरूख़ी berūxī |
| Português | indiferença |
| Français | indifférence |
| Deutsch | Gleichgültigkeit |
| Italiano | indifferenza |
| Ελληνικά | αδιαφορία adiaforía |
| Română | indiferență |
| Русский | безразли́чие bezrazlíčije, равноду́шие ravnodúšije |
| العربية | لَامُبَالَاة lāmubālāh |
| עברית | אֲדִישׁוּת adishút |
noun unbiased impartiality
| Русский | беспристра́стность bespristrástnostʹ |
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noun unconcerned nonchalance
| Русский | равноду́шие ravnodúšije |
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