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ap·a·thet·ic

 (ăp′ə-thĕt′ĭk) also ap·a·thet·i·cal (-ĭ-kəl)
adj.
1. Feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent.
2. Feeling or showing little or no emotion; unresponsive.

[From apathy, on the model of pathetic.]

ap′a·thet′i·cal·ly adv.
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apathetic

(ˌæpəˈθɛtɪk) or

apathetical

adj
having or showing little or no emotion; indifferent
[C18: from apathy + pathetic]
ˌapaˈthetically adv
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ap•a•thet•ic

(ˌæp əˈθɛt ɪk)

adj.
1. having or showing little or no emotion.
2. not interested or concerned; indifferent; unresponsive.
[1735–45]
ap`a•thet′i•cal•ly, adv.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.apathetic - showing little or no emotion or animationapathetic - showing little or no emotion or animation; "a woman who became active rather than apathetic as she grew older"
spiritless - lacking ardor or vigor or energy; "a spiritless reply to criticism"
2.apathetic - marked by a lack of interestapathetic - marked by a lack of interest; "an apathetic audience"; "the universe is neither hostile nor friendly; it is simply indifferent"
uninterested - not having or showing interest; "an uninterested spectator"
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apathetic

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apathetic

adjective
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Translations
لامُبالي، فاتِر الشُّعور
lhostejný
ligegyldig
apatetičan
kæruleysislegur
apatisk
ilgisizkayıtsız

apathetic

[ˌæpəˈθetɪk] ADJapático
to be apathetic towards sthser indiferente hacia algo, no mostrar interés alguno en algo
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apathetic

[ˌæpəˈθɛtɪk] adj [person] → apathique, indifférent(e)
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

apathetic

adjapathisch, teilnahmslos; they are completely apathetic about politicssie sind in politischen Dingen vollkommen apathisch; they are completely apathetic about their futuresie sind vollkommen apathisch, was ihre Zukunft angeht
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

apathetic

[ˌæpəˈθɛtɪk] adjapatico/a, indifferente
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

apathy

(ˈӕpəθi) noun
a lack of interest or enthusiasm. his apathy towards his work.
ˌapaˈthetic (-ˈθe-) adjective
ˌapaˈthetically adverb
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

ap·a·thet·ic

a. apático-a, indolente, insensible.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

apathetic

adj apático
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References in classic literature ?
A few apathetic faces of judges alone could be dimly discerned.
But Lidia Ivanovna's help was none the less real; she gave Alexey Alexandrovitch moral support in the consciousness of her love and respect for him, and still more, as it was soothing to her to believe, in that she almost turned him to Christianity--that is, from an indifferent and apathetic believer she turned him into an ardent and steadfast adherent of the new interpretation of Christian doctrine, which had been gaining ground of late in Petersburg.
Tulliver, even between the fits of spasmodic rigidity which had recurred at intervals ever since he had been found fallen from his horse, was usually in so apathetic a condition that the exits and entrances into his room were not felt to be of great importance.
Edgar, after he had turned his eyes on Mimi, resumed his apathetic position and sullen silence.
Awoke late, read the Scriptures but was apathetic. Afterwards went and paced up and down the large hall.
I lay back against Ernest in the automobile, and with apathetic eyes watched the soldiers trying to get the machine out of the city.
When her husband was rude to her she was apathetic: whenever he struck her she cried.
Brott shook himself free from his fit of apathetic reflection.
While they uncovered the sheaves he stood apathetic beside his portable repository of force, round whose hot blackness the morning air quivered.
"Look," said the girl dully, indicating the horizon with an apathetic gesture.
But the night was long and dark: the snow heavily clogged the wheels and balled the horses' feet; the animals were consumedly lazy; the coachman most execrably cautious; the passengers confoundedly apathetic in their supine indifference to the rate of our progression.
'What is that apathetic being doing?' she demanded, pushing the thick entangled locks from her wasted face.