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APATHY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things generally
Synonyms:
apathy; indifference; numbness; spiritlessness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("apathy" is a kind of...):
passiveness; passivity (the trait of remaining inactive; a lack of initiative)
Derivation:
apathetic (marked by a lack of interest)
apathetic (showing little or no emotion or animation)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An absence of emotion or enthusiasm
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Hypernyms ("apathy" is a kind of...):
feeling (the experiencing of affective and emotional states)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "apathy"):
emotionlessness; impassiveness; impassivity; indifference; phlegm; stolidity; unemotionality (apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions)
languor; lassitude; listlessness (a feeling of lack of interest or energy)
Derivation:
apathetic (marked by a lack of interest)
apathetic (showing little or no emotion or animation)
