Apathy

//ˈæ.pə.θi//

Synonyms for "apathy" (203 found)

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Strong matches (61)

Related words (101)

lack of affectlack of appetitelack of interestlackadaisicalnesslanguidnesslanguishmentlanguorlanguorousnesslaodiceanismlassitudelatencylenitudelentorlethargicalnesslethargylifelessnesslistlessnesslotus-eatinglukewarmnessmania
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melancholiamental distressmindlessnessnegligenceneutralityno exitno wayno way outnonchalancenumbnessobduracyobsessionoscitancypassivenesspassivitypathological indecisivenessphlegmphlegmaticalnessphlegmaticnessplucklessnesspococurantismpreoccupationpsychalgiapsychomotor disturbancerecklessnessregardlessnessresignationresignednesssatednesssleepinessslothslothfulnessslownesssluggishnesssomnolencesoporsoporifousnessspiritlessnessspunklessnessstagnancystagnationstasisstoicismstoliditystupefactionstuporsupinenesssuspensetictorpiditytorpidnesstorpitudetorportwitchingunanxiousnessunawarenessunconcernuninquisitivenessuninterestednessunmindfulnessunresponsivenessunsolicitousnessvegetationvis inertiaewearinesswithdrawalwithdrawnnessworld wearinessworld-weariness

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Translations

111 translations across 58 languages.

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Afrikaans

1 entries
  • apatie noun (lack of emotion or motivation)

Albanian

2 entries
  • amti noun (lack of emotion or motivation)
  • apati noun (lack of emotion or motivation)

Ancient Greek

1 entries
  • ἀκηδία noun (lack of emotion or motivation)

Arabic

3 entries
  • خُمُول noun (lack of emotion or motivation)
  • عَدَم اِكْتِرَاث noun (lack of emotion or motivation)
  • لَامُبَالَاة noun (lack of emotion or motivation)

Armenian

2 entries
  • անտարբերություն noun (lack of emotion or motivation)
  • ապատիա noun (lack of emotion or motivation)

Azerbaijani

2 entries
  • apatiya noun (lack of emotion or motivation)
  • maraqsızlıq noun (lack of emotion or motivation)

Basque

1 entries
  • apatia noun (lack of emotion or motivation)

Belarusian

4 entries
  • абыя́кавасць noun (lack of emotion or motivation)
  • абыя́касць noun (lack of emotion or motivation)
  • апа́тыя noun (lack of emotion or motivation)
  • раўнаду́шнасць noun (lack of emotion or motivation)

Bulgarian

3 entries
  • апа́тия noun (lack of emotion or motivation)
  • нечувстви́телност noun (lack of emotion or motivation)
  • равноду́шие noun (lack of emotion or motivation)

Catalan

1 entries
  • apatia noun (lack of emotion or motivation)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries
  • 冷漠 noun (lack of emotion or motivation)

Czech

1 entries
  • apatie noun (lack of emotion or motivation)

Danish

1 entries
  • apati noun (lack of emotion or motivation)

Dutch

2 entries
  • apathie noun (lack of emotion or motivation)
  • apathie noun (lack of emotion or motivation)

Esperanto

1 entries
  • apatio noun (lack of emotion or motivation)

Estonian

2 entries
  • apaatia noun (lack of emotion or motivation)
  • ükskõiksus noun (lack of emotion or motivation)

Faroese

3 entries
  • dølskni noun (lack of emotion or motivation)
  • kensluloysi noun (lack of emotion or motivation)
  • líkasæla noun (lack of emotion or motivation)

Finnish

3 entries
  • apaattisuus noun (lack of emotion or motivation)
  • apatia noun (lack of emotion or motivation)
  • välinpitämättömyys noun (lack of emotion or motivation)

French

1 entries
  • apathie noun (lack of emotion or motivation)

Galician

1 entries
  • apatía noun (lack of emotion or motivation)

Georgian

1 entries
  • აპათია noun (lack of emotion or motivation)

German

2 entries
  • Apathie noun (lack of emotion or motivation)
  • Phlegma noun (lack of emotion or motivation)

Gothic

1 entries
  • 𐌿𐌽𐌻𐌿𐍃𐍄𐌿𐍃 noun (lack of emotion or motivation)

Greek

1 entries
  • απάθεια noun (lack of emotion or motivation)

Hebrew

2 entries
  • אָפַּתְיָה noun (lack of emotion or motivation)
  • אדישות noun (lack of emotion or motivation)

Hindi

4 entries
  • अनुरागहीनता noun (lack of emotion or motivation)
  • उदासीनता noun (lack of emotion or motivation)
  • उपेक्षा noun (lack of emotion or motivation)
  • संवेदनहीनता noun (lack of emotion or motivation)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • apátia noun (lack of emotion or motivation)
  • fásultság noun (lack of emotion or motivation)
  • közöny noun (lack of emotion or motivation)
  • közönyösség noun (lack of emotion or motivation)

Icelandic

3 entries
  • sinnuleysi noun (lack of emotion or motivation)
  • tilfinningaleysi noun (lack of emotion or motivation)
  • áhugaleysi noun (lack of emotion or motivation)

Ido

1 entries
  • apatio noun (lack of emotion or motivation)

Irish

4 entries
  • dímhothú noun (lack of emotion or motivation)
  • fuacht noun (lack of emotion or motivation)
  • fuarchúis noun (lack of emotion or motivation)
  • fuarthé noun (lack of emotion or motivation)

Italian

1 entries
  • apatia noun (lack of emotion or motivation)

Japanese

2 entries
  • 無感動 noun (lack of emotion or motivation)
  • 無関心 noun (lack of emotion or motivation)

Kazakh

3 entries
  • енжарлық noun (lack of emotion or motivation)
  • селқостық noun (lack of emotion or motivation)
  • сүлесоқтық noun (lack of emotion or motivation)

Khmer

1 entries
  • ភាពកន្តើយ noun (lack of emotion or motivation)

Korean

3 entries
  • 냉담 noun (lack of emotion or motivation)
  • 무감동 noun (lack of emotion or motivation)
  • 무관심 noun (lack of emotion or motivation)

Latin

2 entries
  • apathīa noun (lack of emotion or motivation)
  • dūritia noun (lack of emotion or motivation)

Latvian

1 entries
  • apātija noun (lack of emotion or motivation)

Macedonian

1 entries
  • апатија noun (lack of emotion or motivation)

Manx

2 entries
  • feayr-chooishaght noun (lack of emotion or motivation)
  • neuyeeanid noun (lack of emotion or motivation)

Māori

4 entries
  • arokore noun (lack of emotion or motivation)
  • iwingohe noun (lack of emotion or motivation)
  • koroukore noun (lack of emotion or motivation)
  • ngākaukore noun (lack of emotion or motivation)

Occitan

1 entries
  • apatia noun (lack of emotion or motivation)

Ottoman Turkish

1 entries
  • یوركسزلك noun (lack of emotion or motivation)

Polish

2 entries
  • apatia noun (lack of emotion or motivation)
  • tępota noun (lack of emotion or motivation)

Portuguese

2 entries
  • apatia noun (lack of emotion or motivation)
  • desânimo noun (lack of emotion or motivation)

Romanian

1 entries
  • apatie noun (lack of emotion or motivation)

Russian

3 entries
  • апа́тия noun (lack of emotion or motivation)
  • безразли́чие noun (lack of emotion or motivation)
  • равноду́шие noun (lack of emotion or motivation)

Sanskrit

1 entries
  • उदास noun (lack of emotion or motivation)

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries
  • apàtija noun (lack of emotion or motivation)
  • апа̀тија noun (lack of emotion or motivation)

Slovak

3 entries
  • apatia noun (lack of emotion or motivation)
  • nevšímavosť noun (lack of emotion or motivation)
  • ľahostajnosť noun (lack of emotion or motivation)

Slovene

1 entries
  • apatija noun (lack of emotion or motivation)

Spanish

2 entries
  • apatía noun (lack of emotion or motivation)
  • displicencia noun (lack of emotion or motivation)

Swedish

1 entries
  • apati noun (lack of emotion or motivation)

Tamil

1 entries
  • அக்கறையின்மை noun (lack of emotion or motivation)

Telugu

1 entries
  • ఉదాసీనత noun (lack of emotion or motivation)

Turkish

1 entries
  • apati noun (lack of emotion or motivation)

Ukrainian

3 entries
  • апа́тія noun (lack of emotion or motivation)
  • байду́жність noun (lack of emotion or motivation)
  • байду́жість noun (lack of emotion or motivation)

Welsh

2 entries
  • difaterwch noun (lack of emotion or motivation)
  • difrawder noun (lack of emotion or motivation)

Yiddish

1 entries
  • אַפּאַטיע noun (lack of emotion or motivation)

Sample sentences

11 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

My apathy for voting comes from my distaste for politics.

Source: tatoeba (1914)

Politicians are cashing in on public apathy.

Source: tatoeba (271387)

It grew strength from the young people who rejected the myth of their generation's apathy … who left their homes and their families for jobs that offered little pay and less sleep.

Source: tatoeba (330437)

It drew strength from the young people who rejected the myth of their generation's apathy, who left their homes and their families for jobs that offered little pay and less sleep.

Source: tatoeba (347766)

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