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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My friends and I were wanton with our unconcern.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 16, 2019
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
Rose’s unconcern at their long times apart — their separate vacations, even — is no less a mystery than before.
From New York Times ● Nov. 15, 2016
Airy unconcern about the state of one’s home, marriage, or children, masking a deeper unspoken acknowledgment that all will forever exist in a state of chaos?
From Slate ● May 8, 2015
Instantly, Mr. Roberts’s eyes slid out of focus, his brows unknitted, and a look of dreamy unconcern fell over his face.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
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