indiscriminate love

Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Not making or based on careful distinctions; unselective.
  • adjective Random; haphazard.
  • adjective Confused; chaotic.
  • adjective Unrestrained or wanton; profligate.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Not discriminate; not carefully discriminated or discriminating, undistinguishing; promiscuous: as, indiscriminate praise; an indiscriminate faultfinder.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Not discriminate; wanting discrimination; undistinguishing; not making any distinction; confused; promiscuous.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective Without care or making distinctions, thoughtless.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective not marked by fine distinctions
  • adjective failing to make or recognize distinctions

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Examples

  • Separately, Russia called on the international community to stop what it called the "indiscriminate" use of force in Libya, saying it was killing civilians.

    Arab League Criticizes Libya No-Fly Zone Implementation 2011

  • Separately, Russia called on the international community to stop what it called the "indiscriminate" use of force in Libya, saying it was killing civilians.

    Arab League Criticizes Libya No-Fly Zone Implementation 2011

  • He also condemned what he called the indiscriminate firing of projectiles towards Israeli civilian areas by Palestinian militants.

    UN: Middle East Talks Deadlocked 2011

  • He also condemned what he called the indiscriminate firing of projectiles towards Israeli civilian areas by Palestinian militants.

    UN: Middle East Talks Deadlocked 2011

  • Separately, Russia called on the international community to stop what it called the "indiscriminate" use of force in Libya, saying it was killing civilians.

    Arab League Criticizes Libya No-Fly Zone Implementation 2011

  • Separately, Russia called on the international community to stop what it called the "indiscriminate" use of force in Libya, saying it was killing civilians.

    Arab League Criticizes Libya No-Fly Zone Implementation 2011

  • Republican governors told Mr. Obama they had qualms about what they called indiscriminate federal spending.

    Obama Backs Governors' Pleas for Aid to States 2008

  • Church, but he does not believe in what he calls indiscriminate charity.

    The Silent Isle Arthur Christopher Benson 1893

  • Mrs. Walter Powell sometimes ventured to take Aurora to task on the folly and sinfulness of what she called indiscriminate almsgiving; but Mrs. Mellish would pour such a flood of eloquence upon her antagonist that the ensign's widow was always glad to retire from the unequal contest.

    Aurora Floyd. A Novel Mary Elizabeth 1863

  • On the outside looking in, China, Russia and India remain highly critical of what they call indiscriminate'' coalition bombing of civilians.

    Thestar.com - Home Page Rosie DiManno 2011

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