Definition
Apathy is a lack of interest, feeling, or concern about things that most people find important or exciting.
Etymology
From Greek "apatheia" meaning "without passion," formed from "a-" (without) and "pathos" (emotion, suffering). Ancient philosophers sometimes praised apathy as emotional control, not laziness.
Kelly Says
In modern life, apathy is often seen as a problem, but ancient Stoic thinkers saw a kind of apathy as freedom from being jerked around by emotions. The same word can mean unhealthy numbness or wise calm, depending on the culture.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ግድየለሽነት
gid-ye-lesh-net
ARالعربية
لامبالاة
la-mu-ba-lah
BNবাংলা
উদাসীনতা
u-da-shee-no-ta
CSČeština
apatie
ah-pah-tee-eh
DEDeutsch
Apathie
ah-pah-TEE
ELΕλληνικά
απάθεια
ah-pa-thee-ah
ESEspañol
apatía
ah-pah-TEE-ah
FAفارسی
بیتفاوتی
bee-ta-fa-vo-tee
FISuomi
apatia
ah-pah-tee-ah
FRFrançais
apathie
ah-pah-TEE
GUGU
ઉદાસીનતા
u-da-see-na-ta
HAHA
rashin kula
rah-shin ku-lah
HEעברית
אדישות
ah-dee-shoot
HIहिन्दी
उदासीनता
u-da-see-na-ta
HUMagyar
apátia
ah-pa-tee-ah
IDBahasa Indonesia
apatis
ah-pah-tis
IGIG
enweghị mmasị
en-we-ghee m-mah-see
ITItaliano
apatia
ah-pah-TEE-ah
KKKK
салқындық
sal-qyn-dyq
KMKM
ភាពព្រងើយ
phiap prong-oey
MRMR
उदासीनता
u-da-see-na-ta
MSBahasa Melayu
sikap acuh
see-kap ah-chuh
MYမြန်မာ
အလေးမထား
ah-lay-ma-htar
NLNederlands
apathie
ah-pah-TEE
PAPA
ਉਦਾਸੀਨਤਾ
u-da-see-na-ta
PLPolski
apatia
ah-pah-tya
PTPortuguês
apatia
ah-pah-TEE-ah
RORomână
apatie
ah-pah-tee-eh
RUРусский
апатия
ah-pah-tee-ya
SVSvenska
apati
ah-pah-tee
SWKiswahili
kutojali
ku-to-jah-lee
TAதமிழ்
அலட்சியம்
ah-lat-chi-yam
TEతెలుగు
ఉదాసీనత
u-da-see-na-ta
THไทย
ความเฉยเมย
kwam-choey-moey
TLTL
kapabayaan
kah-pah-bah-yah-an
TRTürkçe
kayıtsızlık
kah-yit-siz-lik
UKУкраїнська
апатія
ah-pah-tee-ya
URاردو
بے پرواہی
be-par-wa-hee
VITiếng Việt
thờ ơ
tho uh
YOYO
àìbìkítà
ah-ee-bee-kee-tah
ZUZU
ukungakhathali
u-ku-nga-kha-tha-li