indifference

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indifference /ɪn ˈdɪ fə rəns/ ?

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(n) unbiased impartial unconcern
(n) apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions
(n) the trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things generally
(n) the trait of remaining calm and seeming not to care; a casual lack of concern

No response when called by name; indifference to others Little or no eye contact repetative body movements, such as hand flapping, rocking Intense tantrums.
Wiesel, 77, has taught us that we must not forget; that there is no greater sin than that of silence and indifference.
But they shared a certain wanderlust, an indifference to boundaries.

Baron Cohen says studying a major historian of the Third Reich, Ian Kershaw, whose quote, "The path to Auschwitz was paved with indifference" got him thinking. "I know it's not very funny being a comedian talking about the Holocaust, but I...
on Nov 15, 2006 By: Sacha Baron Cohen Source: People Magazine
"There must be no forgotten places in America, whether they have been ignored for long years by the sins of indifference and injustice, or have been left behind as the world grew smaller and more economically interdependent," McCain said in...
on Apr 21, 2008 By: John McCain Source: Washington Post
"What issues from the Jews' attempts at making art must necessarily therefore bear attributes of coldness and indifference, even to triviality and absurdity," Wagner wrote.
on Jan 23, 2009 By: Richard Wagner Source: International Herald Tribune