English

Etymology
From F. apathie, from L. apathia#Latin|apathīa, from
AGr. polytonic|��άθεια (apatheia) "impassibility, insensibility, freedom from emotion", from polytonic|��αθή� (apathes) "not suffering or having suffered, without experience of", from polytonic|��αθέ� (apathe�) "to be free from suffering", from polytonic|�- (a-) "not" + polytonic|�άθο� (pathos) "anything that befalls one, an incident, emotion, passion".

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-apathy.ogg|Audio (US)

Noun
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#Complete lack of emotion or motivation about a person, activity, or object; depression; lack of interest or enthusiasm; disinterest.

Derived terms
apathetic

Translations
trans-top|lack of emotion or motivation
Croatian: t-|hr|apatija|f
Finnish: t+|fi|apatia
German: t+|de|Apathie|f
Hebrew: �פת��|�ָפַּתְ�ָ� (apatia) f
Japanese: ��� (mukand�)
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Polish: t-|pl|apatia
Spanish: t+|es|desidia
Serbian: t-|sr|apatija
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Category:Greek derivations
Category:Words with alpha privatives
category:Emotions

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