/ap"euh thee/ , n. , pl. apathies .
1. absence or suppression of passion, emotion, or excitement.
2. lack of interest in or concern for things that others find moving or exciting.
3. Also, apatheia, apathia /ap'euh thee"euh/ . Stoicism. freedom from emotion of any kind.
[ 1595-1605; ( apathia apátheia insensibility to suffering, equiv. to apathe- (s. of apathés ) unfeeling ( a- A- 6 + pathe-, var. s. of páthos PATHOS) + -ia -IA ]
Syn. 1. coolness. 2. See indifference .
Ant. 1. ardor, fervor.