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Indifferent — In*dif fer*ent, a. [F. indiff[ e]rent, L. indifferens. See {In } not, and {Different}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Not making a difference; having no influence or preponderating weight; involving no preference, concern, or attention; of no account;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Indifferent tissue — Indifferent In*dif fer*ent, a. [F. indiff[ e]rent, L. indifferens. See {In } not, and {Different}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Not making a difference; having no influence or preponderating weight; involving no preference, concern, or attention; of no… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Make It Better Later — Origin York, North Yorkshire, England Genres Pop punk, Dweeb Ska Years active 2005–2010 Labels Periphony Records Party House Media … Wikipedia
alienate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. estrange, make hostile; turn off (inf.). See discord. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. estrange, turn away, set against, disaffect, distance, withdraw the affections of, antagonize, make unfriendly, come… … English dictionary for students
alienate — alien·ate / ā lē ə ˌnāt/ vt at·ed, at·ing [Latin alienare, from alienus not one s own]: to give away or sell (property or a property right) to another will not sell, transfer, assign, hypothecate or otherwise alienate any of his voting shares… … Law dictionary
blasé — (blah ZAY) [French, from blaser: to make indifferent] Worldweary; bored or indifferent due to overindulgence in worldly pleasures; jaded; unimpressed … Dictionary of foreign words and phrases
desensitize — desensitizer, n. /dee sen si tuyz /, v.t., desensitized, desensitizing. 1. to lessen the sensitiveness of. 2. to make indifferent, unaware, or the like, in feeling. 3. Photog. to make less sensitive or wholly insensitive to light, as the emulsion … Universalium
desensitize — or desensitise verb 1》 make less sensitive. 2》 make indifferent to cruelty or suffering. Derivatives desensitization noun desensitizer noun … English new terms dictionary
desensitize — de•sen•si•tize [[t]diˈsɛn sɪˌtaɪz[/t]] v. t. tized, tiz•ing 1) to lessen the sensitiveness of 2) to make indifferent, unaware, or the like, in feeling 3) pht to make less sensitive or wholly insensitive to light, as the emulsion on a film •… … From formal English to slang
desensitization — desensitize (also desensitise) ► VERB 1) make less sensitive. 2) make indifferent to cruelty or suffering. DERIVATIVES desensitization noun … English terms dictionary
