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French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin indifferentia. By surface analysis, indifférent + -ence.
Pronunciation
Noun
indifférence f (plural indifférences)
- indifference, uncaringness
1867, Marguerite-Marie Alacoque, Vie et œuvres de la bienheureuse Marguerite-Marie Alacoque, page 385:Et voici les moyens qu’il faut prendre : c’est de lui témoigner de l’indifférence pour sa santé, pour chasser cet empressement pour tout ce qui la concerne […]- And here are the means that he must take: it's to show his indifference for her health, to drive away this eagerness for everything which concerns her
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