unconcern

unconcern
[[t]ʌ̱nkənsɜ͟ː(r)n[/t]]
N-UNCOUNT
A person's unconcern is their lack of interest in or anxiety about something, often something that most people would be concerned about.

...the terrorists' increasing unconcern about civilian casualties...

Suzanne's feelings about food and eating had gone from blithe unconcern to anxiety.

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English dictionary. 2008.

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  • Unconcern — Un con*cern , n. Want of concern; absence of anxiety; freedom from solicitude; indifference. [1913 Webster] A listless unconcern, Cold, and averting from our neighbor s good. Thomson. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • unconcern — index dereliction, disinterest (lack of interest), indifference, laxity, neglect, negligence, sloth …   Law dictionary

  • unconcern — ► NOUN ▪ a lack of worry or interest. DERIVATIVES unconcerned adjective unconcernedly adverb …   English terms dictionary

  • unconcern — [un΄kən sʉrn′] n. 1. lack of interest; apathy; indifference 2. lack of concern, or worry …   English World dictionary

  • unconcern — n. unconcern for, over * * * [ˌʌnkən sɜːn] over unconcern for …   Combinatory dictionary

  • unconcern — un|con|cern [ˌʌnkənˈsə:n US ə:rn] n [U] when you do not care about something that other people worry about unconcern about/for/over ▪ the government s apparent unconcern about high inflation …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • unconcern — noun Date: 1684 1. lack of care or interest ; indifference < his unconcern for personal gain > 2. freedom from excessive concern or anxiety …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • unconcern — noun (U) an attitude of not caring about something that other people worry about: In view of the deepening crisis, we are surprised at the government s apparent unconcern …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • unconcern — /un keuhn serrn /, n. 1. absence of feeling or concern; indifference. 2. freedom from anxiety. [1660 70; UN 1 + CONCERN] Syn. 1. nonchalance, insouciance. See indifference. * * * …   Universalium

  • unconcern — Synonyms and related words: accidia, acedia, aloofness, apathy, ataraxia, ataraxy, benumbedness, blah, blahs, boredom, carelessness, casualness, comatoseness, detachment, disinterest, disinterestedness, dispassion, disregard, disregardfulness,… …   Moby Thesaurus

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