APATHY

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things generally

Synonyms:

apathy; indifference; numbness; spiritlessness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("apathy" is a kind of...):

passiveness; passivity (the trait of remaining inactive; a lack of initiative)

Derivation:

apathetic (marked by a lack of interest)

apathetic (showing little or no emotion or animation)

Meaning:

An absence of emotion or enthusiasm

Classified under:

Nouns denoting feelings and emotions

Hypernyms ("apathy" is a kind of...):

feeling (the experiencing of affective and emotional states)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "apathy"):

emotionlessness; impassiveness; impassivity; indifference; phlegm; stolidity; unemotionality (apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions)

languor; lassitude; listlessness (a feeling of lack of interest or energy)

Derivation:

apathetic (marked by a lack of interest)

apathetic (showing little or no emotion or animation)