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 takes time to figure all of this out, which may signal confidence in the audience on the part of Wills and Tarker, or brash unconcern.
From New York Times ● Oct. 25, 2022
There is no other way to read “we’re gonna find out” than “if I’m wrong, people will die,” but the message is delivered with extraordinary unconcern.
From Slate ● Apr. 4, 2020
My friends and I were wanton with our unconcern.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 16, 2019
They were avoiding the topic with a deliberate unconcern; he must be somewhere now, I thought, doing something, what I didn’t want to ask.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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