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    [Noun]  | "ap*a*thy" | \ ˈa-pə-thē \


    1: lack of feeling or emotion : impassiveness

    2: lack of interest or concern : indifference

    Origin: 1594 ;

     Borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French apathie, borrowed from Latin apathīa, borrowed from Greek apatheîa, noun derivative of apathḗs "not suffering, without passion or feeling, impassive," from a- {see: |a-:2|a-:2} + -pathēs, adjective derivative of páthos "experience, misfortune, emotion" {mat|pathos|};

    [Noun]  | "apathy" 


    1: a lack of emotion or emotional expressiveness;


      * e.g., " ... the apathy of the people of that war-torn country comes from their having seen too many horrors "




    2: lack of interest or concern;


      * e.g., " ... her poor grades are proof enough of her apathy concerning all matters academic "




     [ "apathy" ]

    1: a solution for all the world's problems.

      * e.g.,  ... Apathy. if no one cares, there's no problem. 

     [ "apathy" ]

    1: Apathy is the soul-rotting, civilization-ending, rationalization that, since it is difficult to change entrenched institutions, it is better to passively allow them to segregate, vitiate, or annihilate whilst we contemplate, procrastinate, and exculpate in the ennui that is the luxury of those just beyond the earshot of oppression.

      * e.g.,  ... I suppose I should vote for someone in the next election, but, because I feel only apathy, I'll just let rich people decide who should run the country. 

     [ "apathy" ]

    1: indifference, not giving a flying f***

      * e.g.,  ... He called me apathetic, but I did not mind 

     [ "apathy" ]

    1: A group of hipsters

      * e.g.,  ... "I'm watching an apathy of hipsters try to reinvent music." 

     [ "apathy" ]

    1:  Not caring about what is happening in your surroundings.

      * e.g.,  ... I am now a goth, and therefore I will use the word "Apathy" A whole lot. Apathy. 

     [ "apathy" ]

    2:  The word every fuckball goth uses in every other sentance without knowing what it means.

     [ "apathy" ]

    1: Lack of emotion or being a lazy ass

      * e.g.,  ... Sooo... I have apathy comming out the ass? 

     [ "apathy" ]

    1: midget who has to take a shit

      * e.g.,  ... anthony is a apathy who is small 

     [ "apathy" ]

    1: a pathetic attempt to sound intelligent on a booty website.Someone trying to sound intelligent but really has his head buried in his colon.

      * e.g.,  ... Apathy really had her head in her colon when she tried to act educated on that site. 

     [ "Apathy" ]

    1: Being in a state of indifference, or not caring one away or another. For instance; lacking passion, motivation and desire, possibly due to emotional supression- leading to one becoming apathetic about their situation.

      * e.g.,  ... Person 1: "What's apathy?" Person 2: "I don't know, and I don't care." 

     [ "Apathy" ]

    1: Apathy (n.) - A complete lack of giving a fuck.

      * e.g.,  ... She was so apathetic about drawing that she didn't even color within the lines. My mother is the queen of apathy; she doesn't care about ANYTHING. 

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