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unconcern

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un·con·cern  (nkn-sûrn)
n.
1. Lack of interest; indifference.
2. Lack of worry or apprehensiveness.

[Probably back-formation from unconcerned.]

unconcern [ˌʌnkənˈsɜːn]
n
apathy or indifference
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.unconcernunconcern - the trait of remaining calm and seeming not to care; a casual lack of concern
carefreeness - the trait of being without worry or responsibility
2.unconcernunconcern - a feeling of lack of concern        
feeling - the experiencing of affective and emotional states; "she had a feeling of euphoria"; "he had terrible feelings of guilt"; "I disliked him and the feeling was mutual"
indifference - unbiased impartial unconcern
coldheartedness, hardheartedness, heartlessness - an absence of concern for the welfare of others
concern - a feeling of sympathy for someone or something; "She felt strong concern for those less fortunate"

unconcern
noun indifference, detachment, nonchalance, apathy, lack of interest, remoteness, insouciance, aloofness, uninterestedness Her feelings had gone from blithe unconcern to anxiety.
Translations
unconcern [ˈʌnkənˈsɜːn] N (= calm) → calma f, tranquilidad f; (in face of danger) → sangre f fría; (= lack of interest) → indiferencia f, despreocupación f

unconcern [ˌʌnkənˈsɜːrn] ninsouciance f

unconcern
n (= lack of worry)Unbesorgtheit f, → Unbekümmertheit f; (= indifference)Gleichgültigkeit f

unconcern
n unconcern [ankənˈsəːn]
lack of interest or anxiety He received the news of his failure with apparent unconcern. kalmte عَدَم الإهْتِمام незаинтересованост nezájem ligegladhed die Gleichgültigkeit απάθεια, αδιαφορία indiferencia ükskõiksus, muretus بی تفاوتی välinpitämättömyys indifférence חוֹסֶר עִנייַן उदासीनता, बेफिक्री bezbrižnost közöny afskiptaleysi, áhugaleysi indifferenza 無関心 무관심 abejingumas vienaldzība tdk mengambil berat onbezorgdheid likesæle, ubekymrethet beztroska desinteresse indiferenţă равнодушие nezáujem brezbrižnost ravnodušnost likgiltighet, ointresse ความไม่สนใจ ilgisizlik, kaygısızlık 漠不關心,無憂無慮 безтурботність; байдужість بے پروائي sự vô tình
adj unconˈcerned
onverskillig غَيْر مُهْتَم незаинтересован lhostejný ligeglad gleichgültig αδιάφορος indiferente ükskõikne بی تفاوت välinpitämätön indifférent לא מְעוֹרַב, אָדִיש उदासीन bezbrižan gondtalan, közönyös áhugalaus indifferente 無関心な abejingas vienaldzīgs terabai onbezorgd uengasjert, ubekymret beztroski desinteressado indiferent равнодушный ľahostajný brezbrižen ravnodušan likgiltig, ointresserad, obekymrad ซึ่งไม่สนใจ; ซึ่งไม่กังวล ilgisiz, kayıtsız 漠不關心的 байдужий; незацікавлений بے پرواہ vô tình
adv unconˌcernedly [-nid-]
onverskillig, kalm بِعَدَم اهْتِمام أو مُبالاه незаинтересовано lhostejně ligeglad gleichgültig αδιάφορα con indiferencia ükskõikselt با بی تفاوتی välinpitämättömästi d'un air indifférent בְּחוֹסֶר עִנייַן बेफिक्री से bezbrižno közömbösen af áhugaleysi con indifferenza 無関心にも abejingai vienaldzīgi terabai onbezorgd likesælt, ubekymret beztrosko desinteressadamente (cu un aer) indiferent равнодушно ľahostajne brezbrižno ravnodušno likgiltigt, ointresserat, obekymrat อย่างไม่สนใจ ilgisizce, kayıtsızca 漠不關心地 байдуже; безсторонньо بے پروائي سے vô tình


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"It bears the marks of that superb unconcern which is the characteristic of genius," replied the Ambitious Writer, contemptuously passing him by.
You owe me nothing but some trifle of 20,000 francs, which you have been saved out of your travelling expenses, so that there is not much of a score between us; -- but you must really permit me to congratulate you on the ease and unconcern with which you resigned yourself to your fate, and the perfect indifference you manifested as to the turn events might take.
I never ceased to be fascinated by their persistence in eating buttered toast with their gloves on, and I observed with admiration the unconcern with which they wiped their fingers on their chair when they thought no one was looking.
 
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