Definition of apathy

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ap·a·thy    (p-th) KEY  

NOUN:

1. Lack of interest or concern, especially regarding matters of general importance or appeal; indifference.
2. Lack of emotion or feeling; impassiveness.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Latin apatha, from Greek apatheia, from apaths, without feeling : a-, without ; see a- ¹ + pathos, feeling; see k^went(h)- in Indo-European roots

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