indifference
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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, you probably say "eh," a lot. You just don't care much. Indifference can be compared to apathy, which means "lack of concern," though apathy is a little stronger: Apathy means you don't care whether your friends call you; indifference means you don't care what movie you end up seeing — you don't have a strong preference for any of the choices.
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the trait of remaining calm and seeming not to care; a casual lack of concernsynonyms: nonchalance, unconcerntype of:carefreenessthe trait of being without worry or responsibility
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the trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things generallysynonyms: apathy, numbness, spiritlessness
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unbiased impartial unconcerntypes:type of:unconcerna feeling of lack of concern
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apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactionssynonyms: emotionlessness, impassiveness, impassivity, phlegm, stolidity, unemotionalitytype of:apathyan absence of emotion or enthusiasm
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