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apathetic

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ap·a·thet·ic  (p-thtk) also ap·a·thet·i·cal (--kl)
adj.
1. Feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent.
2. Feeling or showing little or no emotion; unresponsive.

[From apathy, on the model of pathetic.]

apa·theti·cal·ly adv.

apathetic [ˌæpəˈθɛtɪk]
adj
having or showing little or no emotion; indifferent
[from apathy + pathetic]
apathetically  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.apatheticapathetic - showing little or no emotion or animation; "a woman who became active rather than apathetic as she grew older"
spiritless - lacking ardor or vigor or energy; "a spiritless reply to criticism"
2.apatheticapathetic - marked by a lack of interest; "an apathetic audience"; "the universe is neither hostile nor friendly; it is simply indifferent"
uninterested - not having or showing interest; "an uninterested spectator"

apathetic
Translations
apathetic [ˌæpəˈθetɪk] ADJapático
to be apathetic towards sthser indiferente hacia algo, no mostrar interés alguno en algo
apathetic [ˌæpəˈθɛtɪk] adj [person] → apathique, indifférent(e)
apathetic
adjapathisch, teilnahmslos; they are completely apathetic about politicssie sind in politischen Dingen vollkommen apathisch; they are completely apathetic about their futuresie sind vollkommen apathisch, was ihre Zukunft angeht
apathetic [ˌæpəˈθɛtɪk] adjapatico/a, indifferente


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A few apathetic faces of judges alone could be dimly discerned.
But Lidia Ivanovna's help was none the less real; she gave Alexey Alexandrovitch moral support in the consciousness of her love and respect for him, and still more, as it was soothing to her to believe, in that she almost turned him to Christianity--that is, from an indifferent and apathetic believer she turned him into an ardent and steadfast adherent of the new interpretation of Christian doctrine, which had been gaining ground of late in Petersburg.
Tulliver, even between the fits of spasmodic rigidity which had recurred at intervals ever since he had been found fallen from his horse, was usually in so apathetic a condition that the exits and entrances into his room were not felt to be of great importance.
 
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