1
as in numbness
a lack of emotion or emotional expressiveness
the apathy of the people of that war-torn country comes from their having seen too many horrors
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2
as in disregard
lack of interest or concern
her poor grades are proof enough of her apathy concerning all matters academic
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Recent Examples of apathy
As anger fades into apathy and grief is aggravated by guilt, the public also chooses silence.
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Yangyang Cheng, NPR, 4 Oct. 2025
Russians went from being shocked by the Kremlin attacking a neighboring country, to despair that no amount of protest could end the war, to fear of escalating repressions against the critics of the war, and finally, to apathy and surrender.
—Nina Khrushcheva, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
Despite bureaucracy, apathy, and disengagement, Chad pursues environmentalism like a surfer paddling into pounding beach break, confident that the wave of his life is just outside the shore pound.
—Outside Online, 1 Oct. 2025
Rather than the authoritarian spectacle that liberals had anticipated, the festivities seemed to be more a demonstration of political fatigue and civic apathy.
—Seth Harp, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
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Yangyang Cheng, NPR, 4 Oct. 2025
Russians went from being shocked by the Kremlin attacking a neighboring country, to despair that no amount of protest could end the war, to fear of escalating repressions against the critics of the war, and finally, to apathy and surrender.
—Nina Khrushcheva, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
Despite bureaucracy, apathy, and disengagement, Chad pursues environmentalism like a surfer paddling into pounding beach break, confident that the wave of his life is just outside the shore pound.
—Outside Online, 1 Oct. 2025
Rather than the authoritarian spectacle that liberals had anticipated, the festivities seemed to be more a demonstration of political fatigue and civic apathy.
—Seth Harp, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for apathy
Noun
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White disappears completely into the role without skirting parody, portraying the exhausted hitmaker as startled by his own numbness, blanked out and unsure of what to do next.—
Sadie Sartini Garner,
Pitchfork,
24 Oct. 2025
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According to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, CMT causes a range of sensory and motor symptoms, including numbness, tingling, pain, muscle weakness and atrophy — deterioration in cells, tissues, and organs.—
Diana Leyva,
Nashville Tennessean,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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This apparent disregard for his commitments surprised many, including some of his dedicated fans.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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The jury also appreciated the thematically appropriate disregard for linear time used in the movie and found hope and joy in watching these characters seek humor and hold tight to each other in the face of a difficult disease.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The amendment changes the theory of the case from reckless indifference to intentional misconduct, according to the family’s lawyers, which could raise the damages awarded to the family.—
Nikita Ostrovsky,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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The risk of reverting to a political reality of indifference to occupation and permanent conflict is too great.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The heiress and journalist says her reasoning stems from the emptiness of taking, and the joy of giving.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
24 Oct. 2025
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In between, there was a two-month gap of … emptiness at practices.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
23 Oct. 2025
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Those sacs of air fill with fluid or pus, causing a cough with phlegm or pus, fever, chills and trouble breathing, according to the clinic.—
Rebecca Cohen,
NBC news,
16 Oct. 2025
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With just enough codeine to wash the phlegm away, Veeze folds slapstick one-liners into audacious flexes like origami.—
Pitchfork,
Pitchfork,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Apathy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apathy. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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