Meaning

6 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The state of being indifferent.

    Gleichgültigkeit

    безразли́чиеbezrazlíčije, равноду́шиеravnodúšije

    байду́жістьbajdúžistʹ, байду́жністьbajdúžnistʹ, рівноду́шшяrivnodúššja

  2. (countable, uncountable)Unbiased impartiality.

    беспристра́стностьbespristrástnostʹ

    unbiased impartial unconcern

  3. (countable, uncountable)Unemotional apathy.

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

    apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions

  4. (countable, uncountable)A lack of enthusiasm.

  5. (countable, uncountable)Unconcerned nonchalance.

    равноду́шиеravnodúšije

  6. (countable, uncountable)Self-identity defined through the negation of difference, non-difference.

Examples

42 sentences
  1. She assumed an air of indifference.

    ruОна приняла безразличный вид. — marafon

    deSie tat, als wär es ihr egal. — pullnosemans

  2. Tom tried to feign indifference.

    ruТом пытался притвориться безразличным. — marafon

  3. Tom feigned indifference.

    ruТом изобразил равнодушие. — Wezel

  4. He feigned indifference to the girl.

  5. The tragedy of love is indifference.

    deDie Tragödie der Liebe ist Gleichgültigkeit. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
the state of being indifferent:
Русский
By meaning 2
the state of being indifferent:
unbiased impartiality:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
the state of being indifferent:

Origin

From Middle French indifférence, from Late Latin indifferentia. By surface analysis, in- +

From Middle French indifférence, from Late Latin indifferentia. By surface analysis, in- + difference.

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Forms

plural: indifferences
Singularindifference
Pluralindifferences

regular

Synonyms

11 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

6 related words

See also

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