indifference
noun
in·dif·fer·ence
in-ˈdi-f(ə-)rən(t)s 
-fərn(t)s
1
: the quality, state, or fact of being indifferent
2
a
: absence of compulsion to or toward one thing or another
b
archaic
: lack of difference or distinction between two or more things
Examples of indifference in a Sentence
She was amazed that some people could watch the trial with indifference.
She watched them with a cool indifference.
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And yet, through the brown teeth and the raggedy clothing and the indifference of the opposite sex, Tupac found someone within the long gray hallways whose presence would prove life-changing.
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Jeff Pearlman, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
That attitude of indifference can be a significant advantage in the workplace.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025
Because the results came with an all-too-familiar indifference from her doctor.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Corigliano wrote his symphony in the late nineteen-eighties, to lament friends who had died of AIDS and to decry indifference to those deaths.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
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Jeff Pearlman, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
That attitude of indifference can be a significant advantage in the workplace.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025
Because the results came with an all-too-familiar indifference from her doctor.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Corigliano wrote his symphony in the late nineteen-eighties, to lament friends who had died of AIDS and to decry indifference to those deaths.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for indifference
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“Indifference.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/indifference. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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indifference
noun
in·dif·fer·ence
in-ˈdif-ərn(t)s
-ˈdif-(ə-)rən(t)s
1
: lack of feeling for or against something
2
: lack of importance
a matter of indifference to them
Medical Definition
indifference
noun
in·dif·fer·ence
in-ˈdif-ərn(t)s, -ˈdif-(ə-)rən(t)s
: the quality, state, or fact of being indifferent
a schizophrenic reaction accompanied by apathy and indifference
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