Meaning of indifference | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The state of being indifferent.
   countable, uncountable
2. apathy
3. The state or quality of being indifferent.
4. Unbiased impartiality.
   countable, uncountable
5. onverskillig بلا مُبالاه равнодушно indiferentemente lhostejně gleichgültig middelmådigt αδιάφοραindiferentemente; mediocremente ükskõikselt بطور متوسط؛ با بی تفاوتی välinpitämättömästi indifféremment בְּאָדִישוּת जैसे-तैसे nezainteresirano közömbösen, jelentéktelen módon masa bodoh jafnt; með áhugaleysi indifferentemente 無関心に 무관심하게 abejingai vienaldzīgi; viduvēji dengan tidak peduli onverschillig, matiglikegladobojętnie د نورمال دوله indiferentemente indiferent; cu indi­fe­renţă равнодушно; ...
6. Unemotional apathy.
   countable, uncountable
7. the state of showing no interest in, or concern about, something. She showed complete indifference to the cries of the baby. onverskilligheid لا مُبالاه равнодушие indiferença lhostejnost die Gleichgültigkeit ligegladhed αδιαφορίαindiferencia ükskõiksus بی اعتنایی välinpitämättömyys indifférenceאדישות उपेक्षा nezainteresiranost közöny ketakpedulian áhugaleysi, skeytingarleysi indifferenza 無関心 무관심 abejingumas vienaldzība sikap tidak ambil peduli onverschilligheidlikegyldighetobojętność بی پروا...
8. A lack of enthusiasm.
   countable, uncountable
9. the fact or state of being indifferent; lack of care or concern
10. Unconcerned nonchalance.
    countable, uncountable
11. lack of quality; mediocrity
12. Self-identity defined through the negation of difference, non-difference.
    countable, uncountable
13. lack of importance; insignificance
14. (Philosophy) See principle of indifference
15. lack of interest or concern.
16. unimportance; little or no concern.
17. the quality or condition of being indifferent.

Equivalents

Examples

“"I do not care for them; I would not have them now," cried Lady Penrhyn; "it is only your affection I care for. Do not suppose, for a moment, that I wish for the tables when you do not: oh, no! my only concern was for your indifference. But I am content if you tell me I was mistaken."”

“His daughter's indifference towards the sexist group made him wonder if she felt no empathy for the bullied.”

“I wish the consequences of this moment for young women punctured the apparent indifference of so many men and boys I saw that day.”

“I liked the man for his own sake, and even had he promised to turn out a celebrity it would have had no weight with me. I look upon notoriety with the same indifference as on the buttons on a man's shirt-front, or the crest on his note-paper.”

“"I call reason absolute reason, or reason insofar as it is conceived as the total indifference of the subjective and objective."”

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