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apathetics

apathetics is the plural of apathetic.

Meaning of apathetic

Noun

apathetic (plural apathetics)

  1. An apathetic or indifferent person, especially one who shows no interest in a particular issue.
    • On the left are the activist Vietniks, eager to protest the war; next are the doves, who oppose the U.S. role but shun demonstrations; and in the middle are the apathetics, who simply are not concerned enough to think through their own stand.1965 November 19, “Universities: The Spectrum on Viet Nam”, in Time, volume 86, number 21, page 67

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Questions about apathetics

What is apathetics the plural of?
Apathetics is the plural of apathetic.

Words near apathetics in the dictionary

  1. apathetes
  2. apathetic
  3. apathetical
  4. apathetically
  5. apatheticness
  6. apathetics
  7. apathic
  8. apathies
  9. apathism
  10. apathist
  11. apathistical

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