Apathy
Noun
lack of interest or enthusiasm [Greek a- without + pathos feeling]
apathetic adj
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| Noun | 1. |
apathy - an absence of emotion or
enthusiasm
feeling
- the experiencing of affective and emotional states; "she had a feeling
of euphoria"; "he had terrible feelings of guilt"; "I disliked him and the feeling was mutual"
emotionlessness, impassiveness, impassivity, phlegm, stolidity, unemotionality, indifference
- apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions
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| 2. |
apathy - the trait of lacking enthusiasm for or
interest in things generally
passivity, passiveness
- the trait of remaining inactive; a lack of initiative
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