unconcern
noun
un·con·cern
ˌən-kən-ˈsərn 
1
: lack of care or interest : indifference
his unconcern for personal gain
2
: freedom from excessive concern or anxiety
Examples of unconcern in a Sentence
He has shown a surprising unconcern for his own safety.
wore an expression of general unconcern throughout the trial
Recent Examples on the Web
But the other pole, blithe unconcern, carries its own dangers.
—
Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
Not ten feet away, a man moved his bowels beside a street near Union Square, while pedestrians passed him with the unconcern of people already elsewhere, émigrés to a pixelated country beyond the reach of others’ desperation.
—Andrew Kay, Harpers Magazine, 28 May 2025
Every expression of concern is in fact an expression of unconcern about something else; each of them merits a rebuke and you have been appointed (by yourself, but nevermind) to deliver it.
—Rebecca Solnit
january 31, Literary Hub, 31 Jan. 2024
Most of Ukraine’s ravaged cultural sites are like the shelled Reims Cathedral: perhaps not directly targeted, but destroyed with ruthless unconcern.
—Jason Farago, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2022
Marked by the artist’s apparent unconcern with conventional modeling and draftsmanship and by the velvety smoothness of his brushwork, the paintings exude an aura of quietude and utter perfection unrivaled in the work of his peers.
—Mary Tompkins Lewis, WSJ, 26 Nov. 2022
The word-play conveys somehow a sense of confidence and unconcern.
—George Calhoun, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2021
The news that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Monday visited a San Francisco hair salon, against standing city ordinances, was the latest exhibition of privileged unconcern.
—The Editorial Board, WSJ, 2 Sep. 2020
There is a selfishness and unconcern for the elderly in the refusal of the young to take this pandemic seriously.
—Bonnie Kristian, TheWeek, 18 Mar. 2020
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Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
Not ten feet away, a man moved his bowels beside a street near Union Square, while pedestrians passed him with the unconcern of people already elsewhere, émigrés to a pixelated country beyond the reach of others’ desperation.
—Andrew Kay, Harpers Magazine, 28 May 2025
Every expression of concern is in fact an expression of unconcern about something else; each of them merits a rebuke and you have been appointed (by yourself, but nevermind) to deliver it.
—Rebecca Solnit
january 31, Literary Hub, 31 Jan. 2024
Most of Ukraine’s ravaged cultural sites are like the shelled Reims Cathedral: perhaps not directly targeted, but destroyed with ruthless unconcern.
—Jason Farago, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2022
Marked by the artist’s apparent unconcern with conventional modeling and draftsmanship and by the velvety smoothness of his brushwork, the paintings exude an aura of quietude and utter perfection unrivaled in the work of his peers.
—Mary Tompkins Lewis, WSJ, 26 Nov. 2022
The word-play conveys somehow a sense of confidence and unconcern.
—George Calhoun, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2021
The news that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Monday visited a San Francisco hair salon, against standing city ordinances, was the latest exhibition of privileged unconcern.
—The Editorial Board, WSJ, 2 Sep. 2020
There is a selfishness and unconcern for the elderly in the refusal of the young to take this pandemic seriously.
—Bonnie Kristian, TheWeek, 18 Mar. 2020
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“Unconcern.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unconcern. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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unconcern
noun
un·con·cern
ˌən-kən-ˈsərn
: lack of care or interest : indifference
unconcern for world problems
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