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Noun
/ˈapəTHē/,
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Lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern,
  1. Lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern
    • - widespread apathy among students

  1. an absence of emotion or enthusiasm
  2. the trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things generally
  3. (apathetic) showing little or no emotion or animation; "a woman who became active rather than apathetic as she grew older"
  4. (apathetic) marked by a lack of interest; "an apathetic audience"; "the universe is neither hostile nor friendly; it is simply indifferent"
  5. Apathy (also called impassivity or perfunctoriness) is a state of indifference, or the suppression of emotions such as concern, excitement, motivation and passion. An apathetic individual has an absence of interest in or concern about emotional, social, or physical life. ...
  6. Chad Bromley (born March 8, 1979), better known as Apathy (formerly Apathy the Alien Tongue) is an underground rapper and producer from Willimantic, Connecticut. He attended high school at various schools in Connecticut. He is a re-founding member and unofficial leader of the Demigodz crew. ...
  7. Complete lack of emotion or motivation about a person, activity, or object; depression; lack of interest or enthusiasm; disinterest
  8. (apathetic) Void of feeling; not susceptible of deep emotion; passionless; indifferent; Of, or pertaining to apatheism
  9. (apathetic) Because of his supine position and air of detachment, the idler is too often accused—by "serious," "committed," and "active" persons—of being apathetic. ...
  10. a complete withdrawal from person or people. There is no real attempt to contact oneself and no attempt to contact others. A very docile and obedient, if sick, state of not-beingness. It is near death or an imitation of death. For example, a person in apathy would say, “What’s the use? All is lost.”
  11. A state of not caring; not wanting to know; complacency; indifference; to ignore; disinterested in contemplation; anesthetized by popular culture; a postmodern intellectual narcosis; compassion fatigue; too lazy; too busy; self-indulgence; limited choices in work and leisure-time; non-reflection ...
  12. or apatheia (Greek απάθεια, "absence of feeling"), is a philosophical term originally used by the Stoics to signify a condition of being totally free from the pathe, emotions and passions such as pain, fear, desire, and pleasure. ...
  13. Apathy is an 'I don't care' attitude. In a rugged frontier environment like the Moon, Apathy kills people who don't care enough to be careful about pressure suits, air supplies, etc. [See: Pressure Suit, Suit Discipline.]
  14. the state of being torpid, absence of any desires and indifference towards the surroundings
  15. Boredom, Idleness, Laziness, Neglect, Passivity, Sloth.
  16. Indifference, or lack of feeling, emotion, or interest.
  17. Lack of interest or concern, especially regarding matters of general importance or appeal; indifference
  18. decrease in motivation, initiation, interest in life; indifference
  19. The natural result of being told lies and false prophecies which can never come true
  20. establishes goals, assign tasks, confront
  21. A feeling of noninterest or unconcern.
  22. (n) - lack of caring, indifference
  23. Indifference, or not caring, having reduced emotions and dulled interest.
  24. Lack of interest, enthusiasm, concern or emotion.  In it’s extreme form, may be a symptom of poor mental health.