in ‧ dif ‧ fer ‧ ent /ɪnˈdɪf ə rənt/ BrE AmE adjective
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: Latin indifferens 'making no difference' , from differre ; ⇨ ↑ differ ]
1 . not at all interested in someone or something
indifferent to
Sarah was absolutely indifferent to him, and it hurt.
2 . not particularly good SYN mediocre :
an indifferent cook
—indifferently adverb
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THESAURUS
■ not interested
▪ not interested not wanting to know about something or give it your attention:
I just wasn't at all interested in science at school.
▪ uninterested not interested in wanting to know about something, especially something you are told:
When I tried to tell her about my holiday, she seemed completely uninterested.
▪ apathetic not interested in a particular problem or situation, so that you are not willing to make an effort to change and improve things:
Voters have become increasingly apathetic.
▪ indifferent having no interest in someone or something, and often not caring about them:
Sometimes the government seems indifferent to the problems of the poor.
▪ somebody couldn't care less spoken used when saying that someone does not care at all about something and is not interested in it:
I couldn't care less what other people think.