indifférence

See also: indifference

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin indifferentia. By surface analysis, indifférent + -ence.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛ̃.di.fe.ʁɑ̃s/

Noun

indifférence f (plural indifférences)

  1. indifference, uncaringness
    • 1867, Marguerite-Marie Alacoque, Vie et œuvres de la bienheureuse Marguerite-Marie Alacoque, page 385:
      Et voici les moyens qu’il faut prendre : c’est de lui témoigner de l’indifférence pour sa santé, pour chasser cet empressement pour tout ce qui la concerne []
      And here are the means that he must take: it's to show his indifference for her health, to drive away this eagerness for everything which concerns her []

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