apathy

UK: /ˈæpəθi/ US: /ˈæpəθi/ ,(ap′ə thē)

Inflections of 'apathy' (n): npl: apathies

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

ap•a•thy /ˈæpəθi/   n. [uncountable]

1. lack of interest in or concern for things;
   indifference.

See -path-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

ap•a•thy  (ap′ə thē), n., pl. -thies. 

1. absence or suppression of passion, emotion, or excitement.
2. lack of interest in or concern for things that others find moving or exciting.

Also, ap•a•thei•a, ap•a•thi•a  (ap′ə thē′ə). Stoicism. freedom from emotion of any kind.

• Greek apátheia insensibility to suffering, equivalent. to apathe- (stem of apathé̄s) unfeeling (a- a-⁶ + pathe-, variant stem of páthos pathos) + -ia -ia
• Latin apathīa
• French)
• (1595–1605

Synonyms

• 1. coolness.
• 2. See indifference. 

Antonyms

• 1. ardor, fervor.

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apathy / ˈæpəθɪ/ noun

1. absence of interest in or enthusiasm for things generally considered interesting or moving

Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin, from Greek apatheia, from apathēs without feeling, from a-¹ + pathos feeling