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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ap•a•thy /ˈæpəθi/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- lack of interest in or concern for things;
indifference. See -path-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ap•a•thy (ap′ə thē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -thies. - absence or suppression of passion, emotion, or excitement.
- 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).USA pronunciation 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
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged coolness.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See indifference.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged ardor, fervor.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: apathy /ˈæpəθɪ/ n - 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 |