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Indifference vs Disregard - What's the difference?

indifference | disregard |

As nouns the difference between indifference and disregard

is that indifference is the state of being indifferent while disregard is the act or state of deliberately not paying attention or caring about; misregard.

As a verb disregard is

to ignore; misregard.

indifference

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The state of being indifferent.
  • Unbiased impartiality.
  • Unemotional apathy.
  • * His daughter's indifference towards the sexist group made him wonder if she was even human.
  • A lack of enthusiasm.
  • Unconcerned nonchalance.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1897, author=
    • , title= , chapter=1 citation , passage=I liked the man for his own sake, and even had he promised to turn out a celebrity it would have had no weight with me. I look upon notoriety with the same indifference as on the buttons on a man's shirt-front, or the crest on his note-paper.}}

    disregard

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act or state of deliberately not paying attention or caring about; misregard.
    • The government's disregard for the needs of disabled people is outrageous.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To ignore; misregard.

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