apathy
n.a lack of interest, feeling, or concern about things that are usually important. It is the feeling of not caring what happens or not wanting to make an effort.
n.a state of indifference or suppression of emotions such as concern, excitement, or passion. Often used to describe a collective lack of motivation within a political or social group.
“Widespread apathy among voters led to a very low turnout.”
“The manager was concerned by the growing apathy in the office, as employees seemed to have lost all interest in the company's goals.”
“Sociologists argue that political apathy is not merely a sign of laziness but often a rational response to a system that appears unresponsive to the needs of the individual.”
Typically functions as an uncountable noun; often paired with the preposition 'towards' or 'about'.
“Dementia can also cause behavioral symptoms such as confusion, apathy, personality changes, anxiety and depression.”
From French apathie, from Latin apathīa, from Ancient Greek ἀπάθεια (apátheia, “impassibility”, “insensibility”, “freedom from emotion”), from ἀπαθής (apathḗs, “not suffering or having suffered”, “without experience of”), from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + πάθος (páthos, “anything that befalls one”, “incident”, “emotion”, “passion”). Doublet of apatheia, which was borrowed directly from Ancient Greek.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.