unconcerned meaning

UK US /ˌʌnkənˈsɝnd/ 3 syllables

unconcerned (adjective): lacking in interest or care or feeling.

unconcerned has 3 meanings in this dictionary.

unconcerned as an adjective

  1. lacking in interest or care or feeling
    • the average American...is unconcerned that his or her plight is the result of a complex of personal and economic and governmental actions...beyond the normal citizen's comprehension and control
    • blithely unconcerned about his friend's plight

    Opposite: concerned

    Similar: blase, blithe, casual, degage, indifferent

  2. easy in mind; not worried
    • the prisoner seems entirely unconcerned as to the outcome of the examination

    Similar: untroubled

  3. not occupied or engaged with
    • readers unconcerned with style

    Similar: uninvolved

How to pronounce unconcerned

unconcerned is pronounced /ˌʌnkənˈsɝnd/ in American English. It has 3 syllables, with the stress on the third syllable.

Words that rhyme with unconcerned

Scrabble score: 16 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with UN · words ending in ED · 11-letter words

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