Indifference meaning

ĭn-dĭf'ər-əns, -dĭf'rəns
A lack of enthusiasm.
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The quality, state, or fact of being indifferent.
  • Lack of concern, interest, or feeling; apathy.
  • Lack of importance, meaning, or worth.
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The state or quality of being indifferent.
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The definition of indifference is a lack of care, concern or interest.

An example of indifference is when you don't care or put effort into something.

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The state of being indifferent.
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Origin of indifference

  • From Middle French indifférence, from Late Latin indifferentia
    From Wiktionary

Indifference Sentence Examples

  • Under that facade of indifference beats a heart primed for breaking.

  • The indifference of the Jews to the desolate conditions of their sanctuary opens up a problem of some difficulty.

  • The abstruse nature of his studies, the mystical character of his writings, and the general indifference of the Romans to such subjects, caused his works to be soon forgotten.

  • This attitude of indifference to real knowledge passed in the younger and less reputable generation into a corroding moral scepticism which recognized no good but pleasure and no right but might.

  • But her relations with Henry passed gradually through indifference to hatred.

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