APATHY


Meaning of APATHY in English

/ ˈæpəθi; NAmE / noun

[ U ] the feeling of not being interested in or enthusiastic about anything :

There is widespread apathy among the electorate.

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WORD ORIGIN

early 17th cent.: from French apathie , via Latin from Greek apatheia , from apathēs without feeling, from a- without + pathos suffering.

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