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Noun: apathy  a-pu-thee
  1. An absence of emotion or enthusiasm
    "The low voter turnout was attributed to widespread apathy among the electorate"
     
  2. The trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things generally
    "His apathy was evident in his monotone voice";
    - indifference, numbness, spiritlessness

Derived forms: apathies

Type of: feeling, passiveness, passivity

Encyclopedia: Apathy