unconcerned
pronunciation
How to pronounce unconcerned in British English:
UK [ˌʌnkənˈsɜ:nd]
How to pronounce unconcerned in American English:
US [ˌʌnkənˈsɜrnd]
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- Adjective:
- lacking in interest or care or feeling
- easy in mind; not worried
- not occupied or engaged with
Word Origin
- unconcerned (adj.)
- 1630s, from un- (1) "not" + past participle of concern (v.). Related: Unconcernedly.
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Example
- 1. Most of my friends were either against integration or apparently unconcerned .
- 2. Indifference : if the speaker seems unconcerned then this is associated with lying .
- 3. However , the rhino , with its armour-plated head , seems unconcerned and continues to graze peacefully .
- 4. Textbook economics treats individuals as selfish optimizers , unconcerned about the welfare of others .
- 5. The chinese banks have time to find more capital because the loans being made this year will not go bad for some time -- and because investors are unconcerned that questionable loans are being rolled over with the approval of beijing 's look-the-other-way regulators .