Definition of apathy Apathy
/æˈpʌθi/ - [atputhee] - ap•a•thy
We found 7 definitions of apathy from 6 different sources.
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What does apathy mean?
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NounPlural: apathies |
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| apathy - the trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things generally | ||
| indifference, numbness, spiritlessness | ||
| passiveness, passivity the trait of remaining inactive; a lack of initiative | ||
| 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" | ||
| impassiveness, impassivity, emotionlessness, stolidity, unemotionality, phlegm, indifference apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions | ||
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Wiktionary 
- apathy (Noun)
Complete lack of emotion or motivation about a person, activity, or object; depression; lack of interest or enthusiasm; disinterest.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- apathy (n.)
Want of feeling; privation of passion, emotion, or excitement; dispassion; -- applied either to the body or the mind. As applied to the mind, it is a calmness, indolence, or state of indifference, incapable of being ruffled or roused to active interest or exertion by pleasure, pain, or passion.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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apathy
The trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things generally.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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apathy
ap′ath-i, n. want of feeling: absence of passion: indifference.—adjs. Apathet′ic, Apathet′ical (rare).—adv. Apathet′ically. [Gr.; a, neg., pathos, feeling.]
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🔤- apathy, noun, singular of apathies.
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