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apathy

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ap·a·thy  (p-th)
n.
1. Lack of interest or concern, especially regarding matters of general importance or appeal; indifference.
2. Lack of emotion or feeling; impassiveness.

[Latin apatha, from Greek apatheia, from apaths, without feeling : a-, without; see a-1 + pathos, feeling; see kwent(h)- in Indo-European roots.]

apathy [ˈæpəθɪ]
n
1. absence of interest in or enthusiasm for things generally considered interesting or moving
2. absence of emotion
[from Latin, from Greek apatheia, from apathēs without feeling, from a-1 + pathos feeling]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.apathyapathy - 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.apathyapathy - the trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things generally
passivity, passiveness - the trait of remaining inactive; a lack of initiative

apathy
Translations
apathy [ˈæpəθɪ] Napatía f, indiferencia f
apathy towards sthindiferencia hacia algo, falta f de interés en algo

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

apathy

apathy [ˈæpəθɪ] napatia, indifferenza

apathy
n apathy [ˈӕpəθi]
a lack of interest or enthusiasm his apathy towards his work. apatie لامُبالاه، فُتور الشُّعور апатия lhostejnost ligegyldighed; apati die Apathie απάθεια apatía ükskõiksus بی علاقگی apatia apathie אֲדִישוּת उदासीनता apatija apátia masa bodoh, apati áhugaleysi apatia 無関心 무감동 apatija apātija; vienaldzība kurang berminat apathie likegyldighet, apati apatia apatia apatie безразличие; апатия ľahostajnosť otopelost ravnodušnost apati, likgiltighet การขาดความกระตือรือร้น ilgisizlik, kayıtsızlık 冷淡 апатія, байдужість بے پروائی ، سرد مہری tính thờ ơ
adj apaˈthetic [-ˈθe-]
apaties لامُبالي، فاتِر الشُّعور апатичен lhostejný ligegyldig; apatisk apathisch απαθής apático ükskõikne بی علاقه apaattinen apathique אֲדִיש उदासीन apatičan fásult apatis apatico 無感動な 냉담한, 무감동한 apatiškas apātisks, vienaldzīgs acuh tak acuh apathisch likegyldig, apatisk apatyczny apático apatic безразличный; апатичный ľahostajný otopel ravnodušan apatisk ที่ไม่กระตือรือร้น ilgisiz, kayıtsız 冷淡的 байдужий, апатичний بے درد ، روکھا ، مردہ دل thờ ơ
adv apaˈthetically
apaties بِفُتور، بِلامُبالاه апатично lhostejně ligegyldigt; apatisk apathisch απαθώς apáticamente, con apatía ükskõikselt با بی علاقگی apaattisesti avec indifférence בְּאֲדִישוּת उदासीनतापूर्वक apatično fásultan sikap masa bodoh kæruleysislega apaticamente 冷淡に 냉담하게 apatiškai apātiski, vienaldzīgi dengan acuh tak acuh apathisch likegyldig, apatisk apatycznie com apatia indiferent безразлично; апатично ľahostajne apatično ravnodušno apatiskt อย่างไม่กระตือรือร้น ilgisizce, duygusuzca 冷淡地 байдуже, апатично بے دلی ، مردہ دلی سے thờ ơ


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He had, withal, the invalid's apathy and did not greatly concern himself about the uncommon fate that had been allotted to him.
Two days passed, the steam was at half pressure; a thousand schemes were tried to attract the attention and stimulate the apathy of the animal in case it should be met in those parts.
The last entry in his diary was made the morning following her death, and there he recites the sad details in a matter-of- fact way that adds to the pathos of it; for it breathes a tired apathy born of long sorrow and hopelessness, which even this cruel blow could scarcely awake to further suffering:
 
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