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title: indifference — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «indifference» in the school dictionary: Indifference is not caring or not being interested in something or someone. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# indifference

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**Who acts:** Indifference, matter, cat, She, We, I · **What happens:** not care, not be, be, make, matter, look · **To what, where:** something, difference, you, teacher, mask, indifference · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«indifference» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [indifference in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/indifference.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Indifference is not caring or not being interested in something or someone.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:indifference:m1:1
# text = Indifference is not caring or not being interested in something or someone.
1	Indifference	Indifference	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	caring	care	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
6	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
7	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	cop	_	_
8	interested	interested	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	8	obl	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **care** | present · progressive | Indifference |  |  |  |  |  | vn care-88.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **not** **is** | gerund | Indifference *not said here* |  |  | something |  | interested *property* | tree rules |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A matter of indifference is something that makes no difference to you either way.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:indifference:m2:1
# text = A matter of indifference is something that makes no difference to you either way.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	matter	matter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	indifference	indifference	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	0	root	_	_
7	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
9	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	10	det	_	_
10	difference	difference	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	8	obl	_	_
13	either	either	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	14	det	_	_
14	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a matter of indifference | something |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | present |  | no difference | you |  |  | either way *obl:unmarked* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset difference=Product |
| 3 | **matter** |  | indifference |  |  |  |  |  | nom matter «cognition intransitive»: of=agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The cat looked at the new toy with complete indifference.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:indifference:x1:1
# text = The cat looked at the new toy with complete indifference.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	looked	look	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	toy	toy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	complete	complete	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	indifference	indifference	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | past | the cat |  |  |  |  | at the new toy with complete indifference | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at toy=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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His indifference to his homework worried his teacher.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:indifference:x2:1
# text = His indifference to his homework worried his teacher.
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	indifference	indifference	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	homework	homework	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	worried	worry	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **worry** | past | His indifference to indifference's homework | indifference's teacher |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus teacher=Experiencer |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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She hid her hurt behind a mask of indifference.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:indifference:x3:1
# text = She hid her hurt behind a mask of indifference.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	hid	hide	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	hurt	hurt	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	xcomp	_	_
5	behind	behind	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	mask	mask	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	indifference	indifference	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hide** | past | She |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **hurt** | participle | She *not said here* |  |  | a mask of indifference |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We should not show indifference when someone is being bullied.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:indifference:x4:1
# text = We should not show indifference when someone is being bullied.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	show	show	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	indifference	indifference	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	10	advmod	_	_
7	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	10	nsubj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux:pass	_	_
9	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	bullied	bully	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **show** | should | We | indifference |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP what S»: agent=Agent indifference=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **bully** | present · passive |  | someone |  |  |  |  | vn captain-29.8-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Beneficiary |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Which seat I sit in is a matter of indifference to me.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:indifference:x5:1
# text = Which seat I sit in is a matter of indifference to me.
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	seat	seat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	sit	sit	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	matter	matter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	indifference	indifference	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sit in** | present | I | which seat *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location seat=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** | present | which seat | a matter |  |  |  | of indifference to me | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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The crowd's indifference made the singer sad.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:indifference:x6:1
# text = The crowd's indifference made the singer sad.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	crowd	crowd	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	indifference	indifference	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	singer	singer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	sad	sad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | the crowd's indifference | the singer |  |  |  | sad *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset singer=Product |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The princess took the note and opened it with languid indifference.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:indifference:x7:1
# text = The princess took the note and opened it with languid indifference.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	note	note	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	opened	open	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	languid	languid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	indifference	indifference	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | past | the princess | the note |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent note=Theme |
| 2 | **open** | past | the princess *not said here* | note |  |  |  | with languid indifference | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent it=Patient with indifference=Instrument |

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