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# indifference

noun (indifference, uncountable)

«indifference» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Indifference is not caring or not being interested in something or someone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/indifference/#m1)
2. (formal) A matter of indifference is something that makes no difference to you either way. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/indifference/#m2)

### In the lessons

In stories it describes a cold or bored character: «she shrugged with indifference». In ethics lessons, indifference to people who suffer is seen as a fault: «indifference to the poor». It tells the reader a person shows no feeling, neither for nor against.

### Examples

- The cat looked at the new toy with complete indifference. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/indifference/#x1)
- His indifference to his homework worried his teacher. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/indifference/#x2)
- She hid her hurt behind a mask of indifference. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/indifference/#x3)
- We should not show indifference when someone is being bullied. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/indifference/#x4)
- Which seat I sit in is a matter of indifference to me. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/indifference/#x5)
- The crowd's indifference made the singer sad. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/indifference/#x6)
- The princess took the note and opened it with languid indifference. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/indifference/#x7)

### Note

Uncountable: say «indifference», not «an indifference». Adjective: indifferent. Indifference is not the same as hatred: it is a lack of any strong feeling. Followed by «to» or «towards»: indifference to pain.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «indifference» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/indifference/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«indifference» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/indifference.html) on Mova free.