The meaning of INDIFFERENCE is the quality, state, or fact of being indifferent. How to use indifference in a sentence.

Definition of indifference noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Many native speakers of a language show indifference to/towards grammatical points. His attitude was one of bored indifference.

If you accuse someone of indifference to something, you mean that they have a complete lack of interest in it.

Indifference, unconcern, listlessness, apathy, insensibility all imply lack of feeling.

Dec 11, 2025 · Noun indifference (countable and uncountable, plural indifferences) The state of being indifferent.

Indifference is the trait of lacking interest or enthusiasm in things. When you feel indifference for something, you neither like it nor dislike it. If you are a person who feels a lot of indifference, …

Indifference have other fish to fry To have other, more important matters to attend to; to have better things to do or more pressing business to occupy one’s time and attention. A stock …

It's a matter of complete indifference to me. [=I do not care at all if you go or stay] The government has shown complete/utter indifference to the struggles of organized labor. She watched them …

There are ten meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun indifference, three of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.