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apathy

ap·a·thy [ áppəthee ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. lack of enthusiasm or energy: lack of interest in anything, or the absence of any wish to do anything

2. emotional emptiness: inability to feel normal or passionate human feelings or to respond emotionally

[Early 17th century. < French apathie< Greek apathēs "without feeling" < pathos "feeling"]
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