Apathetic — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

showing little or no emotion or animation

marked by a lack of interest

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kæntˈɔːɹɪəl/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌapɐθˈɛtɪk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌapɐθˈɛtɪk/

4 syllables Say it as /kæntˈɔːɹɪəl/.

Examples

a woman who became active rather than apathetic as she grew older
an apathetic audience
the universe is neither hostile nor friendly; it is simply indifferent

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

indifferent

Parts of Speech

adjective	showing little or no emotion or animation “a woman who became active rather than apathetic as she grew older”
adjective	marked by a lack of interest “an apathetic audience”

Word Forms

apathy	noun	an absence of emotion or enthusiasm
indifference	noun	the trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things generally

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

apathisch

zeigt wenig oder keine Emotionen oder Animation

🇫🇷French

apathique

montrant peu ou pas d'émotion ou d'animation

🇪🇸Spanish

apático

mostrando poca o ninguna emoción o animación

🇮🇹Italian

apatico

mostrando poca o nessuna emozione o animazione

🇳🇱Dutch

apathisch

weinig of geen emotie of animatie tonen

🇵🇹Portuguese

apático

mostrando pouca ou nenhuma emoção ou animação

🇷🇺Russian

апатичный

показывает мало или совсем не проявляет эмоций или анимации

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उदासीन

बहुत कम या कोई भावना या एनीमेशन नहीं दिखाना

🇧🇩Bengali

উদাসীন

সামান্য বা কোন আবেগ বা অ্যানিমেশন দেখাচ্ছে

🇮🇳Tamil

அக்கறையின்மை

சிறிதளவு அல்லது உணர்ச்சிகள் அல்லது அனிமேஷனைக் காட்டுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

ఉదాసీనత

తక్కువ లేదా ఎటువంటి భావోద్వేగం లేదా యానిమేషన్‌ను చూపుతోంది

🇮🇳Marathi

उदासीन

कमी किंवा कमी भावना किंवा ॲनिमेशन दर्शवित आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉદાસીન

ઓછી અથવા કોઈ લાગણી અથવા એનિમેશન દર્શાવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿರಾಸಕ್ತಿ

ಕಡಿಮೆ ಅಥವಾ ಯಾವುದೇ ಭಾವನೆ ಅಥವಾ ಅನಿಮೇಷನ್ ಅನ್ನು ತೋರಿಸುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നിസ്സംഗത

കുറച്ച് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വികാരമോ ആനിമേഷനോ കാണിക്കുന്നില്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਉਦਾਸੀਨ

ਬਹੁਤ ਘੱਟ ਜਾਂ ਕੋਈ ਭਾਵਨਾ ਜਾਂ ਐਨੀਮੇਸ਼ਨ ਨਹੀਂ ਦਿਖਾ ਰਿਹਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

بے حس

کم یا کوئی جذبات یا حرکت پذیری دکھانا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

冷漠的

表现出很少或没有情感或动画

🇯🇵Japanese

無関心な

感情やアニメーションがほとんど、またはまったく表示されない

🇰🇷Korean

냉담한

감정이나 애니메이션이 거의 또는 전혀 표시되지 않음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thờ ơ

hiển thị ít hoặc không có cảm xúc hoặc hoạt hình

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่แยแส

แสดงอารมณ์หรือภาพเคลื่อนไหวเพียงเล็กน้อยหรือไม่มีเลย

🇮🇩Indonesian

apatis

menunjukkan sedikit atau tidak ada emosi atau animasi

🇵🇭Filipino

walang pakialam

nagpapakita ng kaunti o walang emosyon o animation

🇲🇾Malay

apatis

menunjukkan sedikit atau tiada emosi atau animasi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

لا مبالي

إظهار القليل من المشاعر أو الرسوم المتحركة أو عدم وجودها على الإطلاق

🇮🇷Persian

بی تفاوت

نشان دادن احساسات یا انیمیشن کم یا بدون نمایش

🇹🇷Turkish

ilgisiz

çok az duygu veya animasyon gösteriyor veya hiç göstermiyor

🇮🇱Hebrew

אָדִישׁ

מראה מעט או ללא רגש או אנימציה

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