INDIFFERENCE


Meaning of INDIFFERENCE in English

/ ɪnˈdɪfrəns; NAmE / noun

[ U , sing. ] indifference (to sb/sth) a lack of interest, feeling or reaction towards sb/sth :

his total indifference to what people thought of him

What she said is a matter of complete indifference to me.

Their father treated them with indifference.

an indifference to the needs of others

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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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