indifference.

An absence of interest, concern, or preference regarding something.

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Words that belong together

• apparent indifference
• indifference to suffering

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His indifference to the result seemed more insulting than a complaint would have been.

She could not tell whether the silence signaled indifference or exhausted attention.

Usage notes

Primary category: psychological / character. Forms: Usually uncountable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.