INDIFFERENCE


Meaning of INDIFFERENCE in English

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ complete , supreme ( esp. BrE ), total , utter

▪ growing

▪ deliberate , studied

▪ apparent , feigned , seeming

▪ benign , blithe , casual

Try to treat such comments with benign ~.

▪ callous , cold , cool

▪ reckless

Attacks have been successful because of a reckless ~ to security standards.

▪ public

VERB + INDIFFERENCE

▪ feel

▪ demonstrate , display , express , show

She showed total ~ to his fate.

▪ cultivate , feign

He feigned ~ to criticism of his work.

▪ regard sb/sth with

They regard the change in corporate culture with a certain ~.

▪ treat sb/sth with

▪ be met with

Constable's landscapes met with ~ when they were first exhibited.

PREPOSITION

▪ with an ~

Ellis spoke with a casual ~ that he did not feel.

▪ ~ to , ~ towards/toward

his ~ towards/toward art

PHRASES

▪ an air of ~ , an attitude of ~

They have an air of studied ~ to the problem.

She adopted an attitude of supreme ~.

▪ a matter of ~

It's a matter of ~ to me whether he goes or not.

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