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indifference

noun
/ɪnˈdɪf.ɹəns/

Etymology

From Middle French indifférence, from Late Latin indifferentia. By surface analysis, in- + difference.

  1. derived from indifferentia
  2. derived from indifférence

Definitions

  1. The state of being indifferent.

  2. Unbiased impartiality.

  3. Unemotional apathy.

    • His daughter's indifference towards the sexist group made him wonder if she felt no empathy for the bullied.
    • I wish the consequences of this moment for young women punctured the apparent indifference of so many men and boys I saw that day.
  4. ›+ 3 more definitions

    1. A lack of enthusiasm.

    2. Unconcerned nonchalance.

    3. 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."

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Derived

defensive indifference, depraved-indifference murder, indifference curve, la belle indifference, liberty of indifference, principle of indifference, unindifference

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