indifference

indifference
noun
ADJECTIVE
complete, supreme (esp. BrE), total, utter
growing
deliberate, studied
apparent, feigned, seeming
benign, blithe, casual

Try to treat such comments with benign indifference.

callous, cold, cool
reckless

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

public
VERB + INDIFFERENCE
feel
demonstrate, display, express, show

She showed total indifference to his fate.

cultivate, feign

He feigned indifference to criticism of his work.

regard sb/sth with

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

treat sb/sth with
be met with

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

PREPOSITION
with an indifference

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

indifference to, indifference towards/toward

his indifference towards/toward art

PHRASES
an air of indifference, an attitude of indifference

They have an air of studied indifference to the problem.

She adopted an attitude of supreme indifference.

a matter of indifference

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


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  • Indifference — may refer to: *apathy, the lack of emotion, motivation, or enthusiasm; a psychological term for a state of indifference . * Indifference a song in the Valse Musette style. Written by Joseph Colombo and Tony Murena. Recorded by (amongst others):… …   Wikipedia

  • indifference — Indifference. s. f. Estat d une personne indifferente. Estre dans l indifference. voilà une grande indifference. j ay de l indifference, une extrême indifference pour cela …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • Indifference — In*dif fer*ence, n. [L. indifferentia similarity, lack of difference: cf. F. indiff[ e]rence.] [1913 Webster] 1. The quality or state of being indifferent, or not making a difference; lack of sufficient importance to constitute a difference;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • indifference — I noun aloofness, apathy, blankness, coldness, coolness, detachment, disinterestedness, disregard, impassiveness, imperturbability, inattention, inconsideration, insouciance, laxity, lukewarmness, neglect, negligence, nonchalance, nonobservance,… …   Law dictionary

  • indifference — (n.) mid 15c., from L. indifferentia want of difference, similarity, noun of quality from indifferentem (see INDIFFERENT (Cf. indifferent)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • indifference — [n] absence of feeling, interest alienation, aloofness, apathy, callousness, carelessness, cold bloodedness, coldness, cold shoulder*, coolness, detachment, disdain, disinterest, disinterestedness, dispassion, disregard, equity, heedlessness,… …   New thesaurus

  • indifference — [in dif′ər əns, indif′rəns] n. [Fr < L indifferentia] the quality, state, or fact of being indifferent; specif., a) lack of concern, interest, or feeling; apathy b) lack of importance, meaning, or worth: Also Archaic indifferency …   English World dictionary

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