GDict

apathetic

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adj/ˌæpəˈθɛtɪk/[ˌæpəˈθɛɾɪ̈k]
  1. 1

    Void of feeling; not susceptible of deep emotion.

    • He then added a few general offers of service, but offered as if he would be glad if they were accepted; and when Guido knelt for his parting benediction, it was given with a warmth and sincerity not often used by the apathetic and haughty
  2. 2

    Of, or pertaining to apatheism.

syn. adiaphroistic · apathetic · apathistical · blasé · blithe · deaf · cool · shiftless · dispassionate · dull · enervated · gallionic

ant. furious · effusive · emotional · enthusiastic · excited · overwrought · passionate

noun/ˌæpəˈθɛtɪk/[ˌæpəˈθɛɾɪ̈k]
  1. 1

    An apathetic or indifferent person, especially one who shows no interest in a particular issue.

    • On the left are the activist Vietniks, eager to protest the war; next are the doves, who oppose the U.S. role but shun demonstrations; and in the middle are the apathetics, who simply are not concerned enough to think through their own stan

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