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ap·a·thy
(ăp′ə-thē)n.
1. Lack of interest or concern, especially regarding matters of general importance or appeal; indifference.
2. Lack of emotion or feeling; impassiveness.
[Latinapathīa, from Greekapatheia, fromapathēs,without feeling :a-,without; see a-1 +pathos,feeling; seekwent(h)- inIndo-European roots.]
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apathy
(ˈæpəθɪ)n
1.absence of interest in or enthusiasm for things generally considered interesting or moving
2.absence of emotion
[C17: from Latin, from Greekapatheia, fromapathēs without feeling, from a-1 +pathos feeling]
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ap•a•thy
(ˈæp ə θi)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.
[1595–1605; (< French) < Latinapathīa < Greekapátheia insensibility to suffering]
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Noun | 1. | ![]() 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" emotionlessness,impassiveness,impassivity,phlegm,stolidity,unemotionality,indifference - apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions |
2. | ![]() passivity,passiveness - the trait of remaining inactive; a lack of initiative |
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apathy
nounlack of interest,indifference,inertia,coolness,passivity,coldness,stoicism,nonchalance,torpor,phlegm,sluggishness,listlessness,unconcern,insensibility,unresponsiveness,impassivity,passiveness,impassibility,unfeelingness,emotionlessness,uninterestednessthe political apathy of young people these days
feeling,interest,concern,attention,emotion,anxiety,enthusiasm,zeal
feeling,interest,concern,attention,emotion,anxiety,enthusiasm,zeal
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apathy
nounLack of emotion or interest:
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Translations
لامُبالاه، فُتور الشُّعور
lhostejnost
apatiligegyldighed
apatia
apatija
apátia
áhugaleysi
apatijaapatiškaiapatiškas
apātijavienaldzība
apatija
apati
ilgisizlikkayıtsızlık
apathy
[ˈæpəθɪ]N →apatíaf,indiferenciafapathy towards sth →indiferencia hacia algo,faltaf deinterés en algo
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
apathy
n →Apathief, →Teilnahmslosigkeitf
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
apathy
(ˈӕpəθi) noun a lack of interest or enthusiasm.his apathy towards his work. apatie لامُبالاه، فُتور الشُّعور апатия apatia lhostejnost die Apathie ligegyldighed; apatiαπάθειαapatía ükskõiksus بی علاقگی apatiaapathieאדישות उदासीनता apatija apátia masa bodoh, apati áhugaleysiapatia 無関心 무감동 apatija apātija; vienaldzība kurang berminatapathielikegyldighet,apatiapatia بی علاقګیapatia apatieбезразличие;апатия ľahostajnosť otopelost ravnodušnost apati, likgiltighet การขาดความกระตือรือร้นilgisizlik, kayıtsızlık 冷淡 апатія, байдужість بے پروائی ، سرد مہری tính thờ ơ冷淡
ˌapaˈthetic (-ˈθe-) adjective apaties لامُبالي، فاتِر الشُّعور апатичен apático lhostejnýapathisch ligegyldig; apatiskαπαθήςapático ükskõikne بی علاقه apaattinenapathiqueאדיש उदासीन apatičan fásult apatisapatico 無感動な 무감동한 apatiškas apātisks, vienaldzīgs acuh tak acuhapathischlikegyldig,apatiskapatyczny بی علاقګیapático apatic безразличный; апатичный ľahostajný otopel ravnodušan apatisk ที่ไม่กระตือรือร้น ilgisiz, kayıtsız 冷淡的 байдужий, апатичний بے درد ، روکھا ، مردہ دل thờ ơ冷淡的
ˌapaˈthetically adverb apaties بِفُتور، بِلامُبالاه апатично apaticamente lhostejněapathisch ligegyldigt; apatisk απαθώς apáticamente, con apatía ükskõikselt با بی علاقگی apaattisestiavec indifférence בְּאֲדִישוּת उदासीनतापूर्वक apatično fásultan sikap masa bodoh kæruleysislegaapaticamente 冷淡に 무감동하게 apatiškai apātiski, vienaldzīgi dengan acuh tak acuhapathischlikegyldig,apatisk apatycznie له بی علاقګی سره com apatia indiferentбезразлично; апатично ľahostajne apatično ravnodušno apatiskt อย่างไม่กระตือรือร้น ilgisizce, duygusuzca 冷淡地 байдуже, апатично بے دلی ، مردہ دلی سے thờ ơ冷淡地
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ap·a·thy
n. apatía, insensibilidad.
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apathy
n apatíaEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Doth o'er us pass, when, as th' expanding eye To the loved object-so the tear to the lid Will start, which lately slept inapathy? And yet it need not be (that object) hid From us in life-but common-which doth lie Each hour before us--but then only bid With a strange sound, as of a harp-string broken T' awake us--'Tis a symbol and a token
He had, withal, the invalid'sapathy and did not greatly concern himself about the uncommon fate that had been allotted to him.
Though hisapathy of disposition prevented his taking any means to recommend himself to the Lady Rowena, he was, nevertheless, by no means insensible to her charms, and considered his union with her as a matter already fixed beyond doubt, by the assent of Cedric and her other friends.
The pettishness that might be caressed into fondness, had yielded to a listlessapathy; there was less of the peevish temper of a child which frets and teases on purpose to be soothed, and more of the self-absorbed moroseness of a confirmed invalid, repelling consolation, and ready to regard the good-humoured mirth of others as an insult.
Two days passed, the steam was at half pressure; a thousand schemes were tried to attract the attention and stimulate theapathy of the animal in case it should be met in those parts.
It was not that he was mean in character or humble in spirit; no, he was a philosopher, or rather he had the indifference, theapathy, the obstinacy which banish from man every sentiment of the supernatural.
The last entry in his diary was made the morning following her death, and there he recites the sad details in a matter-of- fact way that adds to the pathos of it; for it breathes a tiredapathy born of long sorrow and hopelessness, which even this cruel blow could scarcely awake to further suffering:
But to his surprise Willarski soon noticed that Pierre had lagged much behind the times, and had sunk, as he expressed it to himself, intoapathy and egotism.
So hopeless had seemed her situation to her that Jane Clayton but stood in lethargicapathy awaiting the impact of the huge body that would hurl her to the ground--awaiting the momentary agony that cruel talons and grisly fangs may inflict before the coming of the merciful oblivion which would end her sorrow and her suffering.
A curiousapathy seemed to have taken possession of this resolute woman.
"One all movement, only living in society, like a fish in water; the other our Kostya, lively, alert, quick in everything, but as soon as he is in society, he either sinks intoapathy, or struggles helplessly like a fish on land."
But the task would exceed our prerogatives; and, as history, like love, is so apt to surround her heroes with an atmosphere of imaginary brightness, it is probable that Louis de Saint Veran will be viewed by posterity only as the gallant defender of his country, while his cruelapathy on the shores of the Oswego and of the Horican will be forgotten.
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