Indifference

Pronunciation

Origin

From Middle French indifférence, from Late Latin indifferentia

Full definition of indifference

Noun

1. The state of being indifferent.
2. Unbiased impartiality.
3. Unemotional apathy.
• His daughter's indifference towards the sexist group made him wonder if she was even human.
4. A lack of enthusiasm.
5. Unconcerned nonchalance.
• 1897, w, w:The Celebrity Chapter 1, 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.