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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Noun
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Rather than aiding survival, prolonged apathy deepens suffering, worsening health outcomes and quality of life.—
Adam Kepecs,
The Conversation,
10 Apr. 2025 -
Their actions were abhorrent and horrifying—and their apathy was obvious.—
Ross Overline,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Common symptoms of pneumonia include chest pain when breathing or coughing; fatigue; fever, sweating and shaking chills; nausea or vomiting; and a cough that produces phlegm, according to the Mayo Clinic.—
Adrianna Rodriguez,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2025
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Common symptoms of pneumonia include chest pain when breathing or coughing; fatigue; fever, sweating and shaking chills; nausea or vomiting; and a cough that produces phlegm, according to the Mayo Clinic.—
Adrianna Rodriguez,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Interior spaces, like an empty hospital corridor where Nina awaits bad news, tend to be statically and symmetrically framed, an aesthetic decision that, in this environment, might evoke a sterile, clinical detachment.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2025
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Or maybe they’ve been reunited physically on the big screen but are not fully over their detachment.—
Adam Tschorn,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Emotionlessness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emotionlessness. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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