apathy
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6.2
- noun
- /ˈæpəθi/
:
apatía
- Even before these disturbing estimates were reported, the extent of apathy was apparent to everyone.
- political apathy
- voter apathy
- public apathy
I think a lot of people are developing apathy to politics because of this concept.
- I think a lot of people are developing apathy to politics because of this concept.
- Because the worst sign in a relationship that someone doesn't care is apathy.
- I think there's ignorance or apathy.
- Could you comment on whether you see sort of apathy as a philosophy part of that nihilism?
- The main thing we often see is anxiety, apathy, helplessness, worry, self doubt.
- And those become much harder to achieve when you're experiencing apathy.
- But there is an apathy in vulnerable narcissism that often doesn't translate to vanity.
- And, and, and so yes, I one of the things I cannot stand is when a person chooses apathy, because apathy literally means the absence of passion.
- Nancy Pelosi did not see the complete apathy of the Black Caucus towards immigration reform, total apathy.
- And Democrats have got to learn that lesson because it's the lack of things that causes the voter apathy that led to the second coming of Donald Trump.
- I mean, the the greatest cultural threat to America is apathy, that most Americans don't really seem to care about this country anymore.
- She drew up to fight the cold, all the violence of emotion, to combat the terrible apathy which gripped her once and was stretching out again for her soul.
- I don't like to interfere with their vision, and I think the reason I don't do that can be summed up in one word, which is apathy.
Examples
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I think a lot of people are developing apathy to politics because of this concept.
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Frustrated by the apathy of his colleagues, he may be tempted to withdraw from his task.
Academic text (1995) -
You hear so much about apathy, people who are afraid of getting involved.
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The level of apathy toward the use of government force is very low.
Academic text (1996) -
Let's show him that we are not the generation of apathy.
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And I honestly was trapped in this web of, like, apathy and disappointment.
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I'm terrified at the moral apathy, the death of the heart, which is happening in my country.
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Global citizens celebrate diversity and resist the apathy that often accompanies the complexity of the problems we face.
Academic text (1992) -
Miss Hindenberg, Community Close-up would like to know why, in this age of apathy, you cared enough to get involved?
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Many young people are expressing apathy towards voting in the upcoming election.
Synonyms
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1.3
A feeling of being tired and restless when you have nothing to do
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4.6
Lack of interest or concern about something
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5.8
Not feeling interested in something, like a talk or task
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4.6
A lack of feeling or interest in things often after long stress
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6.8
A feeling of little energy and no interest
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6.1
A state of not feeling worried or interested about something
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8.5
A lack of strong feelings or interest
A calm lack of interest or strong feeling in everyday life
A lack of interest in things, even important ones
A weak feeling of interest or excitement
A lack of energy and interest that makes a person feel tired and low
A way of behaving that is dull and shows no enthusiasm
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
apathy = a + pathy
The negative prefix 'a-' plus the combining form '-pathy' ('feeling') yields 'lack of feeling', but '-pathy' is not a standalone modern English word so learners must rely on related words (e.g., sympathy, empathy) to infer the meaning.
Etymology
The word apathy comes from Greek parts a- meaning 'without' and pathos meaning 'feeling'. It is the opposite of empathy or sympathy, so apathy means 'without feeling', a lack of interest, care, or emotion.