tidapathy
tidapathy noun: a state of total indifference; a condition of not caring about something.
Noun
tidapathy (uncountable)
- A state of total indifference; a condition of not caring about something.
- The curse of a warm, damp, equatorial climate is “tidapathy” from the Malay “Tid’ apa” — “It does not matter”. In an enervating climate, even the smallest effort requires some exercise of will-power. The temptation is to let things slide, and once that temptation begins to take hold, a general...1951, C.E. Wurzburg, Raffles of the Eastern Isles
- Short for tidak apa, its corrupted bazaar form tidapa has given rise to the “English” word tidapathy, a word very expressive of the attitude of couldn’t-care-less-ness that grips all of us from time to time!1960, Edward S. King, Speak Malay!, page 82
Examples of tidapathy in a sentence
- The curse of a warm, damp, equatorial climate is “tidapathy” from the Malay “Tid’ apa” — “It does not matter”.1951, C.E. Wurzburg, Raffles of the Eastern Isles:
- Tidapathy has no place in our present society.1969 June, Editorial, “The Doctor in a National Emergency”, in Singapore Medical Association Newsletter, volume 3, number 1:
Origin of tidapathy
Blend of Malay tidapa + English apathy.
Questions about tidapathy
- What does tidapathy mean?
- Tidapathy means a state of total indifference; a condition of not caring about something.
- How do you use tidapathy in a sentence?
- The curse of a warm, damp, equatorial climate is “tidapathy” from the Malay “Tid’ apa” — “It does not matter”.
- What part of speech is tidapathy?
- Tidapathy is a noun.
Words near tidapathy in the dictionary
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