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Meanings of apathy in English

Portuguese
indiferença
Catalan
apatia
Spanish
indiferencia

The trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things generally.

indiferença
Russian
апатия
Portuguese
apatia
Spanish
apatia

State of indifference or the suppression of emotions; lack of interest or enthusiasm.

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апатия

Education and Social Development Synopsis from the Films Division of India: A film made humorously to show the common man's apathy in his day to day behaviour.

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Usage of apathy in English
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The stability of the current government is guaranteed only by public apathy.
The new yorker
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With a general election weeks away, figures suggest voter apathy remains unchanged.
BBC
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In a stable & prosperious society, political apathy is to be expected.
The new yorker
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However, apathy may also arise, especially when dopaminergic medication tapering is rapid.
Pubmed
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Recent studies have shown that apathy is closely linked to functional outcome.
Pubmed
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These incidents were in contrast to his normal apathy and inactivity, however.
The Complete Jack the Ripper
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Conclusions: Prefrontal and temporal regions are differentially associated with apathy and disinhibition.
Pubmed
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Their ideas are incidents in their perpetual oscillation between apathy and passion.
The Life of Reason: The Phases of Human Progress
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That level of apathy goes for the New York duo's music, too.
The Irish Times
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Also it seems impossible to measure the impact of disgust & apathy.
The new yorker
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Stella was put to bed; for days she lay in deep apathy.
Our Nervous Friends — Illustrating the Mastery of Nervousness
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Kenkenes did not remain long in the apathy of amazement and helplessness.
The Yoke / A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Chil...
13
But she saw apathy as the biggest threat to the yes campaign.
The Guardian
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The buildings themselves are evidence of the apathy reigning among the Shirázis.
A Ride to India across Persia and Baluchistán
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The discontent among the Irish at the apathy of France was extreme.
Orange and Green: A Tale of the Boyne and Limerick
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This, ultimately, is what Sampson came to symbolize: supremacy coated in apathy.
Eating the dinosaur
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Apathy through the time
Apathy across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common