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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024in•dif•fer•ence /ɪnˈdɪfərəns/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- lack of interest or concern:shocked by the indifference shown toward the poor.
unimportance:a matter of indifference to me.See -fer-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024in•dif•fer•ence (in dif′ər əns, -dif′rəns),USA pronunciation n. - 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.
- Latin indifferentia. See indifferent, -ence, -ency
- late Middle English, variant of indifferency 1400–50
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged 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.See corresponding entry in Unabridged eagerness, responsiveness.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: indifference /ɪnˈdɪfrəns -fərəns/ n - the fact or state of being indifferent; lack of care or concern
- lack of quality; mediocrity
- lack of importance; insignificance
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