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uncare en · VERB · etymology 1

Etymology

From un- + care.

Meanings

  1. (intransitive) To cease from caring.
    • A shattering thought struck her. She had allowed it to happen, after all! Permitted herself to care about her companions! And it was too late now to uncare! 2007, Sally Watson, The Ivory Cat:

Forms

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uncared Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
uncared Tense=Past lexicographic
uncaring Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
uncares Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

uncare en · NOUN · etymology 2

Etymology

From un- + care.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) Lack or absence of care.
    • And gone the Godless destiny of death and desperation, and gone the madness of a life committed to uncare, and gone the tears and terror of the brutal days and endless nights where time alone would rule. 1998, Ken Wilber, The Essential Ken Wilber: