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The definition of apathetic is someone who is not interested or doesn’t show any feeling or emotion.

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A citizen who does not vote in a public election is an example of an apathetic citizen.

See apathetic in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

feeling little or no emotion; unmoved
not interested; indifferent; listless

Origin: < apathy, modeled on pathetic

Related Forms:

apathetically adverb

See apathetic in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent.
Feeling or showing little or no emotion; unresponsive.

Origin:

Origin: From apathy

Origin: , on the model of pathetic

Related Forms:

apˌa·thetˈi·cal·ly adverb

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