apathy

ap·a·thy

 (ăp′ə-thē)

n.

1. Lack of interest or concern, especially regarding matters of general importance or appeal; indifference.

2. Lack of emotion or feeling; impassiveness.

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[Latin apathīa, from Greek apatheia, from apathēs, without feeling : a-, without; see a-¹ + pathos, feeling; see k^went(h)- in Indo-European roots.]

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apathy

(ˈæpəθɪ)

n

1. absence of interest in or enthusiasm for things generally considered interesting or moving

2. absence of emotion

[C17: from Latin, from Greek apatheia, from apathēs without feeling, from a-¹ + pathos feeling]

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ap•a•thy

(ˈæp ə θi)

n., pl. -thies.

1. absence or suppression of passion, emotion, or excitement.

2. lack of interest in or concern for things that others find moving or exciting.

[1595–1605; (< French) < Latin apathīa < Greek apátheia insensibility to suffering]

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Thesaurus

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 listlessness, languor, lassitude - a feeling of lack of interest or energy
	2.	apathy - the trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things generally spiritlessness, numbness, indifference passivity, passiveness - the trait of remaining inactive; a lack of initiative

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apathy

noun lack of interest, indifference, inertia, coolness, passivity, coldness, stoicism, nonchalance, torpor, phlegm, sluggishness, listlessness, unconcern, insensibility, unresponsiveness, impassivity, passiveness, impassibility, unfeelingness, emotionlessness, uninterestedness the political apathy of young people these days
feeling, interest, concern, attention, emotion, anxiety, enthusiasm, zeal

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apathy

noun

Lack of emotion or interest:

disinterest, impassivity, incuriosity, incuriousness, indifference, insensibility, insensibleness, lassitude, lethargy, listlessness, phlegm, stolidity, stolidness, unconcern, uninterest, unresponsiveness.

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Translations

لامُبالاه، فُتور الشُّعور

lhostejnost

apatiligegyldighed

ApathieDesinteresse

απάθεια

apatíadesidiaabulia

apatia

apathieabattement

apatija

apátia

áhugaleysi

apatiaapatico

apatijaapatiškaiapatiškas

apātijavienaldzība

apathie

apatilikegyldighet

apatia

apatia

апатичностьапатия

apatija

apati

ilgisizlikkayıtsızlık

冷淡

apathy

[ˈæpəθɪ] N → apatía f, indiferencia f
apathy towards sth → indiferencia hacia algo, falta f de interés en algo

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apathy

[ˈæpəθi] n [person] → apathie f, indifférence f

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apathy

n → Apathie f, → Teilnahmslosigkeit f

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apathy

[ˈæpəθɪ] n → apatia, indifferenza

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apathy

(ˈӕpəθi) noun

a lack of interest or enthusiasm. his apathy towards his work. apatie لامُبالاه، فُتور الشُّعور апатия apatia lhostejnost die Apathie ligegyldighed; apati απάθειαapatía ükskõiksus بی علاقگی apatia apathieאדישות उदासीनता apatija apátia masa bodoh, apati áhugaleysi apatia 無関心 무감동 apatija apātija; vienaldzība kurang berminat apathielikegyldighet, apatiapatia بی علاقګی apatia apatie безразличие; апатия ľahostajnosť otopelost ravnodušnost apati, likgiltighet การขาดความกระตือรือร้น ilgisizlik, kayıtsızlık 冷淡 апатія, байдужість بے پروائی ، سرد مہری tính thờ ơ 冷淡

ˌapaˈthetic (-ˈθe-) adjective

apaties لامُبالي، فاتِر الشُّعور апатичен apático lhostejný apathisch ligegyldig; apatisk απαθήςapático ükskõikne بی علاقه apaattinen apathiqueאדיש उदासीन apatičan fásult apatis apatico 無感動な 무감동한 apatiškas apātisks, vienaldzīgs acuh tak acuh apathischlikegyldig, apatiskapatyczny بی علاقګی apático apatic безразличный; апатичный ľahostajný otopel ravnodušan apatisk ที่ไม่กระตือรือร้น ilgisiz, kayıtsız 冷淡的 байдужий, апатичний بے درد ، روکھا ، مردہ دل thờ ơ 冷淡的

ˌapaˈthetically adverb

apaties بِفُتور، بِلامُبالاه апатично apaticamente lhostejně apathisch ligegyldigt; apatisk απαθώς apáticamente, con apatía ükskõikselt با بی علاقگی apaattisesti avec indifférence בְּאֲדִישוּת उदासीनतापूर्वक apatično fásultan sikap masa bodoh kæruleysislega apaticamente 冷淡に 무감동하게 apatiškai apātiski, vienaldzīgi dengan acuh tak acuh apathischlikegyldig, apatisk apatycznie له بی علاقګی سره com apatia indiferent безразлично; апатично ľahostajne apatično ravnodušno apatiskt อย่างไม่กระตือรือร้น ilgisizce, duygusuzca 冷淡地 байдуже, апатично بے دلی ، مردہ دلی سے thờ ơ 冷淡地

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ap·a·thy

n. apatía, insensibilidad.

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apathy

n apatía

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