What does "indifference" mean?

The state of being indifferent.

What is a synonym for "indifference"?

Common synonyms include: apathy, nonchalance, unconcern, abandon, abeyance, absentmindedness.

Pronounced //ɪnˈdɪf.ɹəns//.

//ɪnˈdɪf.ɹəns// noun

noun ·Common ·High school level

Noun

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The state of being indifferent. countable, uncountable
""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.""
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the trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things generally wordnet
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Unbiased impartiality. countable, uncountable
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the trait of remaining calm and seeming not to care; a casual lack of concern wordnet
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Unemotional apathy. countable, uncountable
"His daughter's indifference towards the sexist group made him wonder if she felt no empathy for the bullied."

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apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions wordnet
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A lack of enthusiasm. countable, uncountable
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unbiased impartial unconcern wordnet
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Unconcerned nonchalance. countable, uncountable
"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."
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Self-identity defined through the negation of difference, non-difference. countable, uncountable
""I call reason absolute reason, or reason insofar as it is conceived as the total indifference of the subjective and objective.""