apathetic
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əˈθɛt 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.
Related forms
ap·a·thet·i·cal·ly, adverb
Synonyms
1. unfeeling, impassive, cool. 2. uninterested, unconcerned.
1. unfeeling, impassive, cool. 2. uninterested, unconcerned.
Antonyms
1. emotional. 2. concerned.
1. emotional. 2. concerned.
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| —adj | |
| having or showing little or no emotion; indifferent | |
| [C18: from | |
| apa'thetically | |
| —adv | |
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Apathetic
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
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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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Example sentences
Today, it turned out that no one's been apathetic, that everyone has been reading and watching and following.
If this requires them to be made angry, that is better than remaining in ignorance, uninformed and apathetic.
The citizens are intimidated and apathetic beyond reason.
Early in their routine at center court, the crowd seemed to be unimpressed, almost apathetic.
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