indifference

/ɪnˈdɪfərəns/
noun
  1. Lack of interest, concern, or sympathy.
    • The politician's indifference to the needs of the poor cost him the election.
    • She showed complete indifference to the movie, scrolling through her phone the whole time.
    • His indifference toward the team's loss surprised his friends, who were all upset.
  2. The quality of being neither good nor bad; mediocrity or unimportance.
    • The restaurant's food was of such indifference that I couldn't remember what I ate.
    • The painting was beautiful, but the frame was a matter of indifference to the buyer.
    • He treated the criticism with indifference, neither praising nor blaming anyone.
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