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[ noun ] indifference by personal withdrawal

Synonyms

distance

Examples

"emotional distance"

Used in print

(Randall Stewart, "A Little History, a Little Honesty: A...)

One can meet_with aloofness almost anywhere : the Thank-Heaven-We 're_-_not-Involved viewpoint , It Does n't Affect Us !

Related terms

indifference distance

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[ noun ] a disposition to be distant and unsympathetic in manner
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