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emotionlessness

noun

as in impassivity
a lack of emotion or emotional expressiveness her seeming emotionlessness at her husband's funeral masked a grief that was beyond words

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  1. numbness
  2. apathy
  3. emptiness
  4. phlegm
  5. coldness
  6. detachment
  7. insensibility
Noun
  • In a rare occurrence, Bardot’s 80-minute AI drama that, according to the synopsis, examines contemporary alienation and numbness in today’s world of hyper-connectivity, is set for a spring 2027 release across 20 cities in Turkey via Baska Sinema.
    — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Anderson said that in early August, her son began complaining of numbness in his hands and feet.
    — Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of numbness
Noun
  • Non-motor symptoms include depression, anxiety, apathy, hallucinations, constipation, orthostatic hypotension, sleep disorders, loss of sense of smell, and cognitive impairments.
    — Deborah Day, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The reduction ranged from 16% in the region tied to planning (dorsal putamen) to 20% in the region most closely tied to motivation and apathy (ventral striatum).
    — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of apathy
Noun
  • Treating emptiness as sophistication becomes incapable of distinguishing moral from aesthetic judgment.
    — Frank Porcu, New York Daily News, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Markets have seen through the emptiness of Bessent’s remedy, as ‘bond vigilantes’ have driven bond yields even higher despite Bessent’s band-aids.
    — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of emptiness
Noun
  • Any confusion, difficulty walking, shortness of breath or coughing up significant phlegm should prompt an immediate descent.
    — Elaine Reno, The Conversation, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Your Mucus Changes Changes in mucus (phlegm) are among the most common signs of a COPD flare-up.
    — MD Published, Verywell Health, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of phlegm
Noun
  • The danger occurs if that ruthlessness veers into institutional coldness.
    — James McNicholas, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The music recalled the angst and coldness of Carpenter’s movie scores but with more robust arrangements, buttressed by Davies’ guitar.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of coldness
Noun
  • For him, the camera was never an excuse for detachment from human suffering.
    — Simon Ellery, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026
  • He was haunted by Switzerland’s position of neutrality during the fight against the Nazis, and he was troubled by the accommodations his prosperous countrymen were willing to make after the war to maintain their comfortable detachment.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of detachment
Noun
  • The famous Lord Chesterfield[5] counselled his son that he should never be seen to laugh; and that gravity with real or apparent insensibility is a universal characteristic of the savage.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 July 2026
Definition of insensibility
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“Emotionlessness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emotionlessness. Accessed 30 Sep. 2026.

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