Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun apathy
2 senses of apathy
Sense 1
apathy -- (an absence of emotion or enthusiasm)
=> feeling -- (the experiencing of affective and emotional states; "she had a feeling of euphoria"; "he had terrible feelings of guilt"; "I disliked him and the feeling was mutual")
Sense 2
apathy, indifference, numbness, spiritlessness -- (the trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things generally)
=> passivity, passiveness -- (the trait of remaining inactive; a lack of initiative)