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apathetic
[ ap-uh-thet-ik ]
adjective
- having or showing little or no emotion:
apathetic behavior.
Synonyms: cool, impassive, unfeeling
Antonyms: emotional
- not interested or concerned; indifferent or unresponsive:
an apathetic audience.
Synonyms: unconcerned, uninterested
Antonyms: concerned
apathetic
/ ˌæpəˈθɛtɪk /
adjective
- having or showing little or no emotion; indifferent
Derived Forms
- ˌapaˈthetically, adverb
Other Words From
- apa·theti·cal·ly adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of apathetic1
Word History and Origins
Origin of apathetic1
Example Sentences
He began his education at Franklin & Marshall, but was academically apathetic.
“The song was awkward for Marxist critics because of its apathetic character,” the scholar Franz Mennemeier noted.
Pitre is right, combat is about screw-ups, bad officers, apathetic contractors, regret, unfairness, and impossible missions.
According to a Pew Poll in December, Americans are more apathetic about any kind of military intervention than ever before.
Traditionally worn by sixth-graders and jocks and those who lounge aggressively, the draw-stringed trouser is defiantly apathetic.
He tried to console her, to amuse her, but what distraction could be found to appeal to that monstrously apathetic nature?
At the sound of the word divorce the apathetic old draper seemed to wake up.
How could the apathetic be awakened, the discouraged stimulated, the overworked rested and cheered?
But the mean, where it dwelt chiefly, was an apathetic fascination, partly of horror; as of Europa in mid ocean with her bull.
But the other men were less apathetic, and had followed the brave man to the door.
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