indifference

noun

/ɪnˈdɪfrəns/

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[uncountable, singular] indifference (to somebody/something) a lack of interest, feeling or reaction towards somebody/something
- 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
Extra Examples
- Constable's landscapes met with indifference when they were first exhibited.
- He feigned indifference to criticism of his work.
- She showed total indifference to his fate.
- Ellis spoke with a casual indifference that he did not feel.
- She adopted an attitude of supreme indifference.
- They have an air of studied indifference to the problem.
- They regard the change in corporate culture with a certain indifference.
- The president is resigned to public indifference to his latest initiative.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- complete
- supreme
- total
- …
verb + indifference
- feel
- demonstrate
- display
- …
preposition
- with an indifference
- indifference to
- indifference towards/toward
- …
phrases
- an air of indifference
- an attitude of indifference
- a matter of indifference
- …
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[uncountable] (formal) lack of importance
- This cannot be regarded as a matter of indifference.
[uncountable] the fact of being average or not very good synonym mediocrity (1)
- the indifference of the midfield players

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

单词	indifference
释义	indifference noun /ɪnˈdɪfrəns/ /ɪnˈdɪfrəns/ jump to other results [uncountable, singular] indifference (to somebody/something) a lack of interest, feeling or reaction towards somebody/something 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 Extra Examples Constable's landscapes met with indifference when they were first exhibited. He feigned indifference to criticism of his work. She showed total indifference to his fate. Ellis spoke with a casual indifference that he did not feel. She adopted an attitude of supreme indifference. They have an air of studied indifference to the problem. They regard the change in corporate culture with a certain indifference. The president is resigned to public indifference to his latest initiative. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective complete supreme total … verb + indifference feel demonstrate display … preposition with an indifference indifference to indifference towards/toward … phrases an air of indifference an attitude of indifference a matter of indifference … See full entry [uncountable] (formal) lack of importance This cannot be regarded as a matter of indifference. [uncountable] the fact of being average or not very good synonym mediocrity (1) the indifference of the midfield players Word Originlate 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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