Apathy — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an absence of emotion or enthusiasm

the trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things generally

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæntɚɹəs/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈapəθi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈapəθi/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈæntɚɹəs/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

numbness indifference spiritlessness

Word Forms

apathetic	adjective	marked by a lack of interest
indifferent	adjective	marked by a lack of interest
numb	adjective	(followed by `to') not showing human feeling or sensitivity; unresponsive
spiritless	adjective	evidencing little spirit or courage; overly submissive or compliant; ; - Orville Prescott

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Apathie

ein Mangel an Emotionen oder Begeisterung

🇫🇷French

apathie

une absence d'émotion ou d'enthousiasme

🇪🇸Spanish

apatía

una ausencia de emoción o entusiasmo

🇮🇹Italian

apatia

assenza di emozione o entusiasmo

🇳🇱Dutch

apathie

een afwezigheid van emotie of enthousiasme

🇵🇹Portuguese

apatia

ausência de emoção ou entusiasmo

🇷🇺Russian

апатия

отсутствие эмоций или энтузиазма

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उदासीनता

भावना या उत्साह का अभाव

🇧🇩Bengali

উদাসীনতা

আবেগ বা উদ্দীপনার অনুপস্থিতি

🇮🇳Tamil

அக்கறையின்மை

உணர்ச்சி அல்லது உற்சாகம் இல்லாதது

🇮🇳Telugu

ఉదాసీనత

భావోద్వేగం లేదా ఉత్సాహం లేకపోవడం

🇮🇳Marathi

उदासीनता

भावना किंवा उत्साह नसणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉદાસીનતા

લાગણી અથવા ઉત્સાહની ગેરહાજરી

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿರಾಸಕ್ತಿ

ಭಾವನೆ ಅಥವಾ ಉತ್ಸಾಹದ ಅನುಪಸ್ಥಿತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നിസ്സംഗത

വികാരത്തിൻ്റെയോ ഉത്സാഹത്തിൻ്റെയോ അഭാവം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਉਦਾਸੀਨਤਾ

ਭਾਵਨਾ ਜਾਂ ਉਤਸ਼ਾਹ ਦੀ ਅਣਹੋਂਦ

🇵🇰Urdu

بے حسی

جذبات یا جوش کی عدم موجودگی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

冷漠

缺乏情感或热情

🇯🇵Japanese

無関心

感情や熱意の欠如

🇰🇷Korean

냉담

감정이나 열정의 부재

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thờ ơ

sự thiếu vắng cảm xúc hoặc sự nhiệt tình

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่แยแส

ขาดอารมณ์หรือความกระตือรือร้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

apati

kurangnya emosi atau antusiasme

🇵🇭Filipino

kawalang-interes

kawalan ng emosyon o sigasig

🇲🇾Malay

sikap tidak peduli

ketiadaan emosi atau semangat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

اللامبالاة

غياب العاطفة أو الحماس

🇮🇷Persian

بی تفاوتی

فقدان احساسات یا اشتیاق

🇹🇷Turkish

ilgisizlik

duygu ya da coşku yokluğu

🇮🇱Hebrew

אֲדִישׁוּת

היעדר רגש או התלהבות

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