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unconcern

American  
[uhn-kuhn-surn] / ˌʌn kənˈsɜrn /

noun

  1. absence of feeling or concern; indifference.

    Synonyms:
    insouciance, nonchalance
  2. freedom from anxiety.


unconcern British  
/ ˌʌnkənˈsɜːn /

noun

  1. apathy or indifference

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Synonym Usage

See indifference.

Etymology

Origin of unconcern

First recorded in 1660–70; un- 1 + concern

Example Sentences

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Even on death row, he retained his aura of blithe unconcern.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 27, 2024

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

He gazed back at me with a fixed and patient unconcern.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

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