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   indifference

   /ɪnˈdɪf(ə)rəns/

   noun

   • 1. lack of interest, concern, or sympathy: "she shrugged, feigning indifference" Similar lack of concern aboutunconcern aboutapathy about/towardsnonchalance aboutlack of interest indisregard forobliviousness touninvolvement in/withheedlessness ofmindlessness ofcarelessness ofdismissiveness ofboredom withweariness ofunresponsiveness tolack of enthusiasm aboutimpassivenessimpassivitydispassionatenessaloofnessinsouciancedetachmentdistancecoldnesscoolnessunresponsivenesspassionlessnessemotionlessnesslack of feelinglack of sympathycallousnessrare:poco-curantismOpposite heedcare
   • ▪ unimportance: "it cannot be regarded as a matter of indifference"
   • 2. mediocrity: "the indifference of Chelsea's midfield" Similar mediocrityordinarinesscommonplacenesslack of inspirationpassablenessadequacyinferioritylack of distinctionamateurismOpposite brilliance

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘being neither good nor bad’): from Latin indifferentia, from in- ‘not’ + different- ‘differing, deferring’ (from the verb differre).

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