indifference

Noun

Meaning

The quality or state of being indifferent, or not making a difference; want of sufficient importance to constitute a difference; absence of weight; insignificance.

Passableness; mediocrity.

Impartiality; freedom from prejudice, prepossession, or bias.

Absence of anxiety or interest in respect to what is presented to the mind; unconcernedness; as, entire indifference to all that occurs.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

apathy unconcern carelessness nonchalance insensibility neutrality neglect detachment negligence disregard impartiality numbness coldness coolness phlegm
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Antonyms

belvedere marvel birr epistle rue rune
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Hypernyms

apathy passivity passiveness unconcern carefreeness

Hyponyms

distance withdrawal detachment aloofness

Phrases with the word

blanket of indifference belle indifference indifference to be a matter of indifference sexual indifference indifference to phobias

Examples

Despair is a narcotic. It lulls the mind into indifference. Charlie Chaplin

The only kind of dignity which is genuine is that which is not diminished by the indifference of others. Dag Hammarskjöld

They say that death kills you, But death doesn't kill you. Boredom and indifference kill you. Iggy Pop

Indifference is a generous kind of intolerance. Japanese Proverb

Love will find a way. Indifference will find an excuse. Ukrainian Proverb

Abundance begets indifference. German Proverb

Close letter words and terms

Indies indietronica Indiewood indifference curve indifference to indifference to phobias