Apathy
Apathy noun - A lack of emotion or emotional expressiveness.
Depression and apathy are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Depression" instead a noun "Apathy".
Nearby Words: apathetic, apathetically
Depression
Depression noun - A period of decreased economic activity.
Apathy and depression are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Apathy" instead a noun "Depression".
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| human | human apathy | human depression |
| pure | pure apathy | pure depression |
| utter | utter apathy | utter depression |
| mild | mild apathy | mild depression |
| Other adjectives: initial, genuine, obvious, actual, constant, rampant, severe, massive, extreme, serious, little, slight, bad, black, social, widespread, general, outright, growing, overall. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- Clinical depression and anxiety disorders superficially appear to be this, in that there is nothing physically constraining your actions other than apathy or fear.
Source: Epiphanic Prison -
Ordinary people psychologically react to a fatalistic life (such as inevitable suffering) by perceiving it as a Cosmic Horror Story, hence causing depression, apathy and/or rage.
Source: Creator / Friedrich Nietzsche - The Habbalah from In Nomine are able to impose anger, hatred, depression, love/attraction, fear, or nearly any other emotion upon others, they can also impose "emptiness" which is essentially a state of total emotionless apathy.
Source: Emotion Bomb
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