You can use apathy to talk about someone's state of mind if you are criticizing them because they do not seem to be interested in or enthusiastic about anything.
[disapproval]
They told me about isolation and public apathy.
Synonyms: lack of interest, indifference, inertia, coolness More Synonyms of apathy
apathy in British English
(ˈæpəθɪ)
noun
1.
absence of interest in or enthusiasm for things generally considered interesting or moving
2.
absence of emotion
Word origin
C17: from Latin, from Greek apatheia, from apathēs without feeling, from a-1 + pathos feeling
apathy in American English
(ˈæpəθi)
nounWord forms: pluralˈapathies
1.
lack of emotion
2.
lack of interest; listless condition; unconcern; indifference
Word origin
Fr apathie < L apathia < Gr apatheia < a-, without + pathos, emotion: see pathos
Examples of 'apathy' in a sentence
apathy
At least they will not have to worry about public apathy on Friday.
The Sun (2016)
Political apathy - you're not likely to see the student body at a march.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It risks stirring little except an intense public apathy.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Many pastors said they deal with apathy and indifference.
Christianity Today (2000)
Many more slumped back into political apathy.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
What a tragedy it would be if through our ignorance or apathy we allowed these wonderful birds to disappear.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The amount of games was increased in 2006 with no sign of public apathy.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
But this year's show looks set to stir little but intense public apathy.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
This has inspired overwhelming feelings of apathy and cynicism, particularly with regards to accountability.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Is it ignorance or apathy?
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
For many complex reasons, there is a dangerous sense of political apathy across Europe.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
But, equally, it is unfair to accuse them of making political apathy into a norm.
Low, Nicholas Politics, Planning and the State (1990)
Still, it is hard to be optimistic about the Cup in the face of such public apathy.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The second is how the free world helped this happen, through a combination of apathy, ignorance and misplaced goodwill.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
In other languages
apathy
British English: apathy NOUN
You can use apathy to talk about someone's state of mind if you are criticizing them because they do not seem to be interested in anything.
They told me about isolation and public apathy.
American English: apathy
Brazilian Portuguese: apatia
Chinese: 漠不关心
European Spanish: apatía
French: apathie
German: Apathie
Italian: apatia
Japanese: 無関心
Korean: 냉담
European Portuguese: apatia
Latin American Spanish: apatía
Chinese translation of 'apathy'
apathy
(ˈæpəθɪ)
n(u)
冷漠 (lěngmò)
(noun)
Definition
lack of interest or enthusiasm
the political apathy of many people these days
Synonyms
lack of interest
indifference
his callous indifference to the plight of his son
inertia
I resented her inertia and lack of self direction.
coolness
She seemed quite unaware of the sudden coolness of her friend's manner.
passivity
coldness
stoicism
nonchalance
He walked in with exaggerated nonchalance, his hands in his pockets.
torpor
The sick person gradually falls into a torpor.
phlegm
sluggishness
a medical condition which causes sluggishness and bad breath
listlessness
unconcern
Her feelings had gone from blithe unconcern to anxiety.
insensibility
unresponsiveness
impassivity
passiveness
impassibility
unfeelingness
emotionlessness
uninterestedness
Opposites
feeling
,
interest
,
concern
,
attention
,
emotion
,
anxiety
,
enthusiasm
,
zeal
Additional synonyms
in the sense of coolness
She seemed quite unaware of the sudden coolness of her friend's manner.