UNCONCERN

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

I. (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The trait of remaining calm and seeming not to care; a casual lack of concern

Synonyms:

indifference; nonchalance; unconcern

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("unconcern" is a kind of...):

carefreeness (the trait of being without worry or responsibility)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A feeling of lack of concern

Classified under:

Nouns denoting feelings and emotions

Hypernyms ("unconcern" is a kind of...):

feeling (the experiencing of affective and emotional states)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "unconcern"):

indifference (unbiased impartial unconcern)

coldheartedness; hardheartedness; heartlessness (an absence of concern for the welfare of others)

Antonym:

concern (a feeling of sympathy for someone or something)

Credits

Context examples:

The perpetual commendations of the lady, either on his handwriting, or on the evenness of his lines, or on the length of his letter, with the perfect unconcern with which her praises were received, formed a curious dialogue, and was exactly in union with her opinion of each.

(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)

With regard to herself, it was now a matter of unconcern whether she went to town or not, and when she saw her mother so thoroughly pleased with the plan, and her sister exhilarated by it in look, voice, and manner, restored to all her usual animation, and elevated to more than her usual gaiety, she could not be dissatisfied with the cause, and would hardly allow herself to distrust the consequence.