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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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
Even their most die-hard fans are experiencing the unavoidable apathy of perpetual losing.
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Sam Blum, New York Times, 19 May 2025
My tools are deliberately minimalist rather than a product of apathy.
—Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
Therefore, getting to the Holocaust required additional steps, including the apathy of the masses, the complicity of the elite, and the failure of the international community.
—Robert Williams, Time, 24 Apr. 2025
If the American public and critical elements of the business sector nonetheless view these fights over executive power with apathy or only through the lens of their most short-term interests, then a president acting in bad faith will get away with it.
—Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar, Foreign Affairs, 18 Apr. 2025
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Sam Blum, New York Times, 19 May 2025
My tools are deliberately minimalist rather than a product of apathy.
—Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
Therefore, getting to the Holocaust required additional steps, including the apathy of the masses, the complicity of the elite, and the failure of the international community.
—Robert Williams, Time, 24 Apr. 2025
If the American public and critical elements of the business sector nonetheless view these fights over executive power with apathy or only through the lens of their most short-term interests, then a president acting in bad faith will get away with it.
—Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar, Foreign Affairs, 18 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for apathy
Noun
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The recent dismissal of Carla Hayden, the first woman and first African American to serve as Librarian of Congress, signals a troubling disregard for the importance and neutrality of libraries.—
Linda Johnson,
New York Daily News,
27 June 2025
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To win a defamation case, California’s governor must show the statement was not just false, but made knowingly or with reckless disregard for the truth.—
Bethany Wales,
Sacbee.com,
27 June 2025
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Only a small percentage of college stars will ever play professionally, and an even tinier number will become wealthy, but the fate of the vast majority of student-athletes is a matter of indifference to the predatory NCAA.—
Guy Lawson,
Rolling Stone,
22 June 2025
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Danes display a curious indifference toward Greenlanders.—
Morten Høi Jensen,
The Dial,
19 June 2025
Noun
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Common causes of brown phlegm include smoking, exposure to toxins or pollutants in the air, cystic fibrosis, and bacterial lung infections.—
Mark Gurarie,
Health,
15 June 2025
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Signs and symptoms include a cough that lasts for three weeks or longer, coughing up blood or phlegm, chest pain, weakness, fatigue, weight loss, loss of appetite, fever, chills and night sweats, according to the CDC.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
30 Apr. 2025
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“Apathy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apathy. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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