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Definition of apathetic in English: apatheticadjective apəˈθɛtɪkˌæpəˈθɛdɪk Showing or feeling no interest, enthusiasm, or concern. Example sentencesExamples - The shareholders had also been shown to be apathetic in protecting their interests.
- Or is it just that we have become overly apathetic and that doing anything about all it just seems too hard?
- Politicians (those few of an idealistic bent) complain that people are too apathetic.
- The tigers paced desperately and the gorillas and chimps seemed listless and apathetic.
- At a time when apathetic youngsters are the hot topic of political debate, he is the exception that proves the rule.
- I don't think people are as apathetic as they seem, but it's hard to tell.
- The task at next year's Scottish elections is not only to win a majority but to arouse the enthusiasm of a generally apathetic public.
- She's reluctant to suggest that women are staying away from the polling booths because they're merely apathetic.
- Her friend seemed so apathetic and listless she wanted to shake her.
- While students in the 1960s were famed for their radicalism, students of today are labelled as apathetic.
- Indifferent, apathetic, she has no reason to think her life will improve.
- Furthermore, filling up on fatty foods like bacon or cheese makes you tired, lethargic and apathetic.
- Have they inspired and mobilised people who were previously apathetic about the plight of refugees?
- Despite her uncaring appearance, apathetic tone, and collected posture, I could see the real change in her.
- I found my players were paceless, apathetic and not really up for the challenge.
- The adults must be prevented from getting bored, depressed and apathetic.
- I spent too much time just coasting and doing nothing and being really apathetic and indifferent.
- Like a reformed smoker, he is the more zealous because until recently he was the archetypal apathetic customer.
- As consumers, we have the power to refuse pop music that lulls us into numb, apathetic sleep.
- Today's young people are said to be the most apathetic generation ever.
Synonyms uninterested, indifferent, unconcerned, unmoved, unresponsive, impassive, passive, detached, uninvolved, disinterested, unfeeling, unemotional, emotionless, dispassionate, lukewarm, cool, uncaring, half-hearted, lackadaisical, non-committal listless, lethargic, languid, phlegmatic, torpid, supine, inert bored, unmotivated, unambitious informal couldn't-care-less British vulgar slang half-arsed rare Laodicean, pococurante
Origin Mid 18th century: from apathy, on the pattern of pathetic. Rhymes aesthetic (US esthetic), alphabetic, anaesthetic (US anesthetic), antithetic, apologetic, arithmetic, ascetic, athletic, balletic, bathetic, cosmetic, cybernetic, diabetic, dietetic, diuretic, electromagnetic, emetic, energetic, exegetic, frenetic, genetic, Helvetic, hermetic, homiletic, kinetic, magnetic, metic, mimetic, parenthetic, pathetic, peripatetic, phonetic, photosynthetic, poetic, prophetic, prothetic, psychokinetic, splenetic, sympathetic, syncretic, syndetic, synthetic, telekinetic, theoretic, zetetic Definition of apathetic in US English: apatheticadjectiveˌæpəˈθɛdɪkˌapəˈTHedik Showing or feeling no interest, enthusiasm, or concern. apathetic slackers who don't vote Example sentencesExamples - The task at next year's Scottish elections is not only to win a majority but to arouse the enthusiasm of a generally apathetic public.
- As consumers, we have the power to refuse pop music that lulls us into numb, apathetic sleep.
- Her friend seemed so apathetic and listless she wanted to shake her.
- She's reluctant to suggest that women are staying away from the polling booths because they're merely apathetic.
- I spent too much time just coasting and doing nothing and being really apathetic and indifferent.
- Furthermore, filling up on fatty foods like bacon or cheese makes you tired, lethargic and apathetic.
- Despite her uncaring appearance, apathetic tone, and collected posture, I could see the real change in her.
- Indifferent, apathetic, she has no reason to think her life will improve.
- While students in the 1960s were famed for their radicalism, students of today are labelled as apathetic.
- Have they inspired and mobilised people who were previously apathetic about the plight of refugees?
- Politicians (those few of an idealistic bent) complain that people are too apathetic.
- At a time when apathetic youngsters are the hot topic of political debate, he is the exception that proves the rule.
- I don't think people are as apathetic as they seem, but it's hard to tell.
- Or is it just that we have become overly apathetic and that doing anything about all it just seems too hard?
- The shareholders had also been shown to be apathetic in protecting their interests.
- The adults must be prevented from getting bored, depressed and apathetic.
- Like a reformed smoker, he is the more zealous because until recently he was the archetypal apathetic customer.
- The tigers paced desperately and the gorillas and chimps seemed listless and apathetic.
- I found my players were paceless, apathetic and not really up for the challenge.
- Today's young people are said to be the most apathetic generation ever.
Synonyms uninterested, indifferent, unconcerned, unmoved, unresponsive, impassive, passive, detached, uninvolved, disinterested, unfeeling, unemotional, emotionless, dispassionate, lukewarm, cool, uncaring, half-hearted, lackadaisical, non-committal
Origin Mid 18th century: from apathy, on the pattern of pathetic. |