apathetic

[ ap-uh-thet-ik ]
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adjective
  1. having or showing little or no emotion: apathetic behavior.

  2. not interested or concerned; indifferent or unresponsive: an apathetic audience.

Origin of apathetic

1
First recorded in 1735–45; apath(y) + (path)etic
  • Also ap·a·thet·i·cal .

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Other words from apathetic

  • ap·a·thet·i·cal·ly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for apathetic

apathetic

/ (ˌæpəˈθɛtɪk) /


adjective
  1. having or showing little or no emotion; indifferent

Origin of apathetic

1
C18: from apathy + pathetic

Derived forms of apathetic

  • apathetically, adverb

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