How to pronounce apathy
American English pronunciation
AP-uh-thee
- IPA
- /ˈæpəθi/
- Syllables
- AP · uh · thee (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What apathy means
A dull lack of caring about anything
In a sentence: A heavy apathy settled over the team after the loss.
Where it comes from: It came through French and Latin from a Greek word for freedom from feeling, from parts meaning not and feeling.
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