apathetic
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6.8
- adjective
- /ˌæpəˈθɛtɪk/
:
apático
- Despite the exciting news, she remained apathetic and showed no enthusiasm.
- become apathetic
- apathetic student
- apathetic attitude
You might just get a very apathetic expression.
- You might just get a very apathetic expression.
- And so it makes you kind of apathetic and inert a lot of the time.
- This alien, foreign, apathetic entity that has captured Guillaume.
- It's if you aren't, you're pretty apathetic, I think, to this line of work that I do.
- And, and I just don't understand how people can be that apathetic.
- You seem a bit more sort of apathetic about where you're getting the, the, the vegan goods.
- By contrast, in the US, the US establishment is by turns apathetic.
- His stories are usually coming from the eyes of like a very apathetic, lost, confused male character.
- Do I feel motivated to tackle my tasks, or am I overwhelmed or am I apathetic?
- It's kind of this aggrieved, apathetic passivity we all have or know complainers in our lives.
- And I think that a lot of it is this, this, this confluence of, of, of public bureaucracies of an apathetic citizenry.
- So when we are to the left of the curve, we're not feeling very motivated, we're bored, we're apathetic.
- It is sort of a slow apathetic death to have to be indifferent to someone that you once cared for.
- People who are apathetic don't get stuff done, don't get stuff started, and almost feel as though there is no point to any of it.
- You just can't know what is real apathetic state.
- Some people confuse with numbing out completely developing this apathetic wall.
- What you learn on sabbatical is to be apathetic, a pathetic apathetic, apathetic.
Examples
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The Cuban American generation is either apathetic or embarrassed by Cuban exile politics.
Academic text (1998) -
Heather struggled with compliance when working with an apathetic teacher, especially when compared with other teachers in the district.
Academic text (1998) -
The world has always been largely apathetic towards my country.
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Perhaps this is why so many Americans are so apathetic about education.
Academic text (2002) -
Our current society may include a large portion of adults who are also apathetic about politics.
Academic text (1997) -
But in her state of apathetic resignation, she did not ask questions.
Fiction book (1990) -
To the contrary, most contemporary Japanese are apathetic about the imperial system.
Academic text (1991) -
Members often become apathetic and disconnected from the purposes of the Society.
Academic text (2013) -
Thank you fellow members of the Youth Parliament for proving stereotypes wrong, for showing that we are not apathetic as young people.
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No, no, he wasn't irritated; he was sad, but felt too lifeless and apathetic to do anything about it.
Fiction book (1995)
Synonyms
62
4.1
Unable to feel or show emotion after something upsetting
46
4.4
Not interested or showing no strong feeling about something
20
3.5
Not wanting to know about or take part in something
16
4.4
Not showing much interest or excitement
14
6.2
Showing little interest or enthusiasm
11
4.4
Having a face or way of acting that shows no feeling
11
7.1
Not showing any feeling on the face or in the voice
11
4.4
Not showing strong feelings
11
5.5
Not showing feelings on the face or in the voice
10
4.9
Not answering or showing interest when someone asks
8
4.4
Not feeling interest or energy to do something
5
8.6
Showing little energy or interest and doing things slowly and carelessly
4
4.3
Showing little interest or energy
4
3.9
Not showing much interest or excitement
1
7.3
Does not notice or care about things that upset other people
1
9.9
Being calm and not worried about things
1
5.3
Not showing excitement or interest
1
4.4
Not showing emotion about what happens
1
9.3
A person who shows no emotion in the face or voice
1
9.9
Shows very little feeling or reaction
Not showing much feeling
Not showing any emotion on the face
A person or thing that shows very little feeling in the face and voice
Not causing strong feelings or interest
Antonyms
How Interested
Surface Forms
Etymology
Apathetic comes from the Greek parts a- meaning 'not' and pathos meaning 'feeling', and it is the same root as in sympathy and empathy. So an apathetic person is 'not feeling' much interest or emotion, which is why the word means showing little or no care or enthusiasm.