All 5 Uses of
indifferent
in
Night, by Elie Wiesel
- Mute again, indifferent, absent, she had returned to her corner.†
p. 28.5indifferent = without interest
- "Men to the left! Women to the right!" Eight words spoken quietly, indifferently, without emotion. Eight short, simple words. Yet that was the moment when I parted from my mother.
p. 29.4 *
- "I shall remove your gold crown, that's all," he said, clearly indifferent.†
p. 52.1
- Our minds numb with indifference.†
p. 98.2
- I was so exhausted myself that his silence left me indifferent.
p. 104.8
Definition:
without interest
in various senses, including:
- unconcerned -- as in "She is indifferent to what is served to eat."
- unsympathetic -- as in "She is indifferent to his needs."
- not of good quality (which may imply average or poor quality depending upon context) -- as in "an indifferent performance"
- impartial -- as in "We need a judge who is indifferent."