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ap⋅a⋅thet⋅ic

  [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.
Also, ap⋅a⋅thet⋅i⋅cal.

Origin:
1735–45; apath(y) + (path)etic

Related forms:
ap⋅a⋅thet⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
1. unfeeling, impassive, cool. 2. uninterested, unconcerned.

Antonyms:
1. emotional. 2. concerned.
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ap·a·thet·ic   (āp'ə-thět'ĭk)   
adj.  
  1. Feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent.
  2. Feeling or showing little or no emotion; unresponsive.

[From apathy, on the model of pathetic.]
ap'a·thet'i·cal·ly adv.
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Apathetic

Ap`a*thet"ic\, Apathetical \Ap`a*thet"ic*al\a. [See Apathy.] Void of feeling; not susceptible of deep emotion; passionless; indifferent.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Main Entry: ap·a·thet·ic
Pronunciation: "ap-&-'thet-ik
Function: adjective
: having or showing little or no feeling or emotion —ap·a·thet·i·cal·ly /-i-k(&-)lE/ adverb
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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apathetic ap·a·thet·ic (āp'ə-thět'ĭk)
adj.
Lacking interest or concern; indifferent.

ap'a·thet'i·cal·ly adv.

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