unconcern
Americannoun
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absence of feeling or concern; indifference.
- Synonyms:
- insouciance, nonchalance
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freedom from anxiety.
noun
Synonym Usage
See indifference.
Etymology
Origin of unconcern
Example Sentences
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Even on death row, he retained his aura of blithe unconcern.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 27, 2024
It bombards us with catastrophe and then reads a lack of immediate response as unconcern.
From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2021
I suppose its general intent is to serve for a woman who wants to distinguish, and perhaps to ironize, her participation in the entrenched trend of military wear by professing unconcern with style.
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 21, 2018
Before Sunday’s game against the Jets, Bush professed unconcern about his ignominious mark.
From New York Times ● Jan. 2, 2017
He gazed back at me with a fixed and patient unconcern.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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