apathy

Definitions

a- (Greek 'without') + path (feeling) = 'without feeling.' Apathy is the flat opposite of passion: not anger, not sadness, just nothing — a refusal or inability to care. Often used of voters, students, or a public that has stopped reacting.

Example Sentences

• 1.

  Voter apathy meant turnout was the lowest in decades.

• 2.

  After months of bad news, a kind of apathy set in.

• 3.

  She was alarmed by the students' apathy toward the topic.