indifferent
adjective/ɪnˈdɪfrənt/
/ɪnˈdɪfrənt/
- [not usually before noun] indifferent (to somebody/something) having or showing no interest in somebody/something
- The government cannot afford to be indifferent to public opinion.
Extra Examples- He appeared indifferent to her suffering.
- She was coldly indifferent to other people.
- Most staff were indifferent about the plans.
- Pat sounded almost indifferent.
- Anna shrugged her shoulders trying to seem indifferent.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- appear
- be
- feel
- …
- completely
- quite
- supremely
- …
- about
- to
- not very good synonym mediocre
- an indifferent meal
- The festival has the usual mixture of movies—good, bad and indifferent.
Extra Examples- We enjoyed the day, in spite of very indifferent weather.
- a rather indifferent performance
- He suffered from indifferent health.
- They were concerned about the team's indifferent form since the semi-final.
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Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘having no partiality for or against’): via Old French from Latin indifferent- ‘not making any difference’, from in- ‘not’ + different- ‘differing’ (from the verb differre, from dis- ‘from, away’ + ferre ‘bring, carry’).
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