apathetic
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What does apathetic mean?
Apathetic means uncaring.
Itâs an adjective form of apathyâthe state of not caring. It can also mean the absence or suppression of emotion or passion.
Apathetic is especially used to describe people with a lack of interest or concern about things, especially those that others find important or exciting.
Apathetic often means about the same thing as indifferent, but itâs more often used in the context of someoneâs lack of action when action is needed.
The word apathetic is typically used in a negative way to criticize someone as being irresponsible or insensitive. When someone is accused of being apathetic, it usually means the person making the accusation thinks the apathetic person should care moreâor at all.
Example: Your generation is astoundingly apatheticâitâs like none of you care about any of the big problems in the world!
Where does apathetic come from?
The first records of the word apathetic come from around 1740. Its base word, apathy, comes from the Greek apathážs, meaning âunfeeling,â from a-, âa lack of,â and pathos, âfeeling.â The same root forms the basis of words such as empathy and sympathy, and apathetic is made into an adjective in the same way as empathetic, sympathetic, and pathetic.
Describing someone as apathetic doesnât necessarily mean they feel nothing. But itâs most commonly used to describe someone who doesnât care enough to do something, especially in a situation that calls for action. In this way, people considered apathetic are often to have an intentionally indifferent attitude that theyâve adopted in order to avoid dealing with problems, taking on challenges, or getting involved with difficult situations.
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What are some other forms related to apathetic?
- apathetically (adverb)
- apathy (noun)
What are some synonyms for apathetic?
What are some words that share a root or word element with apathetic?Â
What are some words that often get used in discussing apathetic?
How is apathetic used in real life?
The word apathetic is usually used in a way thatâs critical of the people itâs used to describeâeven when people apply it to themselves.
being too passionate, being entirely apathetic – I'm just praying for a balance, a happy median, a sweet spot
— Cyn (@cynthialovely) June 6, 2017
I suspect that's how it starts. Someone does wrong, feels bad about it, doesn't make changes to fix the situation, then grows tired of feeling bad. They become apathetic toward their own feelings of wrong. And one day, they just smother the spark and go "So what?"
— an arch on (@anarchonbury) September 3, 2020
#WritingCommunity, do yâall go thru periods where youâre just completely apathetic about writing? I havenât been able to get anything significant done on either WIP in like 2 wks. All I feel like doing is reading scripts and watching shows, am I a lazy lump or is this normal?
— Taylor Coriell (@frecklysoprano1) August 31, 2020
Try using apathetic!
Which of the following words is NOT a synonym of apathetic?
A. indifferent
B. involved
C. unconcerned
D. detached