2. showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent. an
apathetic audience
Syn: indifferent [WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
apathetic — I adjective aloof, bored, callous, careless, casual, cold, cold blooded, cursory, disinterested, dragging, dull, frigid, heartless, heedless, impassive, inactive, inattentive, incurious, indifferent, indolent, inert, inexpressive, insensible,… … Law dictionary
apathetic — (adj.) 1744, from APATHY (Cf. apathy) + IC (Cf. ic), on model of pathetic … Etymology dictionary
apathetic — phlegmatic, stolid, *impassive, stoic Analogous words: insensitive, impassible, *insensible, anesthetic: callous, *hardened: unaffected, untouched, unimpressed (see affirmative verbs at AFFECT): listless, spiritless, *languid Antonyms: alert… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
apathetic — [adj] uncaring, disinterested blah*, callous, cold, cool, could care less*, couldn’t care less*, don’t give a damn*, draggy*, emotionless, flat, impassive, indifferent, insensible, laid back*, languid, moony*, passive, stoic, stolid, unconcerned … New thesaurus
apathetic — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not interested or enthusiastic. DERIVATIVES apathetically adverb … English terms dictionary
apathetic — [ap΄ə thet′ik] adj. [< APATHY, modeled on PATHETIC] 1. feeling little or no emotion; unmoved 2. not interested; indifferent; listless SYN. IMPASSIVE apathetically adv … English World dictionary
Apathetic EP — Infobox Album | Name = Apathetic EP Type = EP Artist = Relient K Released = flagicon|USA November 8, 2005 Recorded = S S Studio Spring Hill, TN Genre = Christian rock Length = 23:34 Label = Gotee, Capitol Producer = Mark Lee Townsend, Matt… … Wikipedia
apathetic — adj. apathetic about; to, towards (he is apathetic about everything) * * * [ˌæpə θetɪk] to towards (he is apathetic about everything) apatheticabout … Combinatory dictionary
apathetic — ap|a|thet|ic [ˌæpəˈθetık] adj not interested in something, and not willing to make any effort to change or improve things ▪ She felt too apathetic even to move. apathetic about ▪ How can you be so apathetic about the world and its problems?… … Dictionary of contemporary English
apathetic — [[t]æ̱pəθe̱tɪk[/t]] ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe someone as apathetic, you are criticizing them because they do not seem to be interested in or enthusiastic about doing anything. Even the most apathetic students are beginning to sit… … English dictionary
