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When you're writing fiction or poetry... it really comes down to this: indifference to everything except what you're doing... A young writer could do worse than follow the advice given in those lines.
Raymond Carver

Meaning of "indifference" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF INDIFFERENCE

indifference  [ɪnˈdɪfrəns] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INDIFFERENCE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Indifference is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES INDIFFERENCE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Indifference

Indifference may refer to: ▪ Indifference or apathy, a psychological attitude ▪ Indifference, an episode of the television series Law & OrderIndifference, an episode of the television series The Walking Dead ▪ Indifference curve, in microeconomic theory, a graph describing consumer preferences ▪ Principle of indifference, in probability theory, a rule for assigning epistemic probabilities...

Definition of indifference in the English dictionary

The first definition of indifference in the dictionary is the fact or state of being indifferent; lack of care or concern. Other definition of indifference is lack of quality; mediocrity. Indifference is also lack of importance; insignificance.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH INDIFFERENCE


appearance
əˈpɪərəns
assurance
əˈʃʊərəns
clarence
ˈklærəns
clearance
ˈklɪərəns
conference
ˈkɒnfərəns
difference
ˈdɪfərəns
endurance
ɪnˈdjʊərəns
entrance
ˈɛntrəns
Florence
ˈflɒrəns
fragrance
ˈfreɪɡrəns
ignorance
ˈɪɡnərəns
insurance
ɪnˈʃʊərəns
interference
ˌɪntəˈfɪərəns
Laurence
ˈlɒrəns
Lawrence
ˈlɒrəns
occurrence
əˈkʌrəns
preference
ˈprɛfərəns
reference
ˈrɛfərəns
Terence
ˈtɛrəns
tolerance
ˈtɒlərəns

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INDIFFERENCE

indicter
indiction
indictional
indictment
indictor
indie
indie band
indie label
indie landfill
Indies
indifferency
indifferent
indifferentism
indifferentist
indifferently
indigen
indigence
indigency
indigene
indigenisation

WORDS THAT END LIKE INDIFFERENCE

abhorrence
adherence
at your convenience
circumference
coherence
concurrence
cross-reference
deference
inference
make a difference
news conference
press conference
recurrence
reverence
Saint Lawrence
sexual preference
summit conference
terms of reference
time difference
transparence
with a difference

Synonyms and antonyms of indifference in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «INDIFFERENCE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «indifference» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of indifference

Translation of «indifference» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INDIFFERENCE

Find out the translation of indifference to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of indifference from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «indifference» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

漠不关心
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

indiferencia
570 millions of speakers

English

indifference
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

उदासीनता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

اللامبالاة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

безразличие
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

indiferença
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অযত্ন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

indifférence
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sikap acuh tak acuh
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Gleichgültigkeit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

無関心
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

무관심
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Indifference
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự thờ ơ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அலட்சியம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दुर्लक्ष
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kayıtsızlık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

indifferenza
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

obojętność
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

байдужість
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

indiferență
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αδιαφορία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onverskilligheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

likgiltighet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

likegyldighet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of indifference

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INDIFFERENCE»

The term «indifference» is quite widely used and occupies the 33.940 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «INDIFFERENCE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «indifference» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «indifference» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about indifference

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10 QUOTES WITH «INDIFFERENCE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word indifference.
1
Shari Arison
Our everyday cares, making a living, the crazy rat race of life, often make us forget the value of a good deed. Thus, the goodness that exists within each and every one of us is covered with layer upon layer of indifference and unawareness. In fact, we almost have to be reminded of the fact that goodness is there inside us.
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Edmund Burke
Nothing is so fatal to religion as indifference.
3
Karel Capek
Relativism is not indifference; on the contrary, passionate indifference is necessary in order for you not to hear the voices that oppose your absolute decrees.
4
Bliss Carman
Indifference may not wreck a man's life at any one turn, but it will destroy him with a kind of dry-rot in the long run.
5
Raymond Carver
When you're writing fiction or poetry... it really comes down to this: indifference to everything except what you're doing... A young writer could do worse than follow the advice given in those lines.
6
Charlie Chaplin
Despair is a narcotic. It lulls the mind into indifference.
7
Benjamin Robbins Curtis
There are many causes why a people politically ignorant cannot be roused to action. Perfect political ignorance must be accompanied by indifference to the general interests of society, and thus one of the most powerful motives which can act on the human mind is totally destroyed.
8
Carmen Agra Deedy
If you tell stories you love, you will never tell them with indifference - take it to the bank.
9
Andrea Dworkin
Being a Jew, one learns to believe in the reality of cruelty and one learns to recognize indifference to human suffering as a fact.
10
Crystal Eastman
Indifference is harder to fight than hostility, and there is nothing that kills an agitation like having everybody admit that it is fundamentally right.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INDIFFERENCE»

Discover the use of indifference in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to indifference and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Social Production of Indifference
In this fascinating book, Michael Herzfeld argues that 'modern' bureaucratically regulated societies are no more 'rational' or less 'symbolic' than the societies traditionally studied by anthropologists.
Michael Herzfeld, 1992
2
The Beautiful Indifference
The Beautiful Indifference is a collection of intensely erotic and disarming tales, which span centuries, contemporary life and the future, and evoke landscapes as diverse as London's metropolis and lake Vuotjrvi in the Finnish wilderness.
Sarah Hall, 2011
3
The Banality of Indifference: Zionism and the Armenian Genocide
As a groundbreaking work of comparative history, this volume will be read by Armenian area specialists, historians of Zionism and Israel, and students of genocide.
Yaʾir Oron
4
The Poetry of Indifference: From the Romantics to the Rubáiyát
This is particularly true of FitzGerald's "RubC!iyC!t, one of the most popular poems of the nineteenth century, but one that recent critics have almost entirely ignored. In concentrating on this underexplored mode of poetry.
Erik Irving Gray, 2005
5
Fatal Indifference: The G8, Africa and Global Health
Jointly publ. by IDRC and The University of Cape Town Press
‎2004
6
Deadly Indifference: The Perfect (Political) Storm: ...
At last, former Under Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Brown—infamously praised by President George W. Bush for doing a "heckuva job" in the wake of Hurricane Katrina—tells his side of the response to one of the greatest natural ...
Michael D. Brown, Ted Schwarz, 2011
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An Empire of Indifference: American War and the Financial ...
DIVIn this significant Marxist critique of contemporary American imperialism, the cultural theorist Randy Martin argues that a finance-based logic of risk control has come to dominate Americans’ everyday lives as well as U.S. foreign and ...
Randy Martin, 2007
8
Living with Indifference
In this provocative work that is anything but indifferent, Charles E. Scott explores the ways people have spoken and thought about indifference.
Charles E. Scott, 2007
9
A Deadly Indifference: A Henry Spearman Mystery
""A Deadly Indifference" maintains the high standard authors William Breit and Kenneth G. Elzinga established in their two earlier Henry Spearman mysteries.... This short book will make a great gift.
Marshall Jevons, 1995
10
The Contract of Mutual Indifference: Political Philosophy ...
In The Contract of Mutual Indifference, Norman Geras discusses a central aspect of the experience of the Holocaust with a view to exploring its most important contemporary implications.
Norman Geras, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INDIFFERENCE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term indifference is used in the context of the following news items.
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Guilty times 165: Jury convicts Aurora theater shooter on all counts
Murder in the first degree, with “universal malice manifesting extreme indifference” (Jonathan Blunk). 14. Murder in the first degree, with ... «Channel 2 News, Jul 15»
2
Hartley: Why my callous indifference is a good thing | AspenTimes.com
It doesn't happen very often, but every now and then I'll write a column about a grown-up subject that will touch some nerves and generate ... «Aspen Times, Jul 15»
3
A case of depraved indifference - The Ellsworth American
What is depraved indifference murder? In Maine, even though a defendant may not have set out intentionally to cause someone's death, he or ... «The Ellsworth American, Jul 15»
4
Offices Closed by BJP for Govt Indifference - The New Indian Express
Offices Closed by BJP for Govt Indifference. By Express News Service. Published: 18th July 2015 04:36 AM. Last Updated: 18th July 2015 04:36 AM. First name. «The New Indian Express, Jul 15»
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What's Murder With Extreme Indifference? James Holmes' Charges …
Among his 166 charges, including 12 murder charges, are 12 counts of “murder with extreme indifference,” which Holmes was also found guilty ... «Bustle, Jul 15»
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Don't Be Shocked by Liberal Indifference to Planned Parenthood's …
RUSH: Sadly, ladies and gentlemen -- portions of yet another heavy, heavy portion of the program as far as what we learned yesterday about ... «RushLimbaugh.com, Jul 15»
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32 years after Nellie, a documentary finds sorrow, indifference, and …
32 years after Nellie, a documentary finds sorrow, indifference, and a refusal to forget. 'What the Fields Remember', Subasri Krishnan's film on ... «Scroll.in, Jul 15»
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Curbing 'globalisation of indifference': MOAS rescues 414 migrants
Migrants Offshore Aid Station has rescued 8,595 people from the Mediterranean since it began operations. Around 414 mainly sub-Saharan ... «euronews, Jul 15»
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Pope Francis's Crusade against Indifference
Pope Francis's Crusade against Indifference. Should papal diplomacy prove ineffective in reconciling the church with society, a potential force ... «Foreign Policy Journal, Jul 15»
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The Yes Men Are Revolting, reviewed : Making an indifference
Hed: Making an indifference. No art selected. The Yes Men Are Revolting. Rating: 3 stars. Director: Andy Bichlbaum, Mike Bonanno, Laura Nix. «National Post, Jul 15»

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