apatia

Portuguese

noun
Definitions
  • apathy lack of emotion or motivation
  • (philosophy) apatheia freedom from emotional disturbance, in Stoic philosophy

Etymology

Derived from Latin apathīa derived from Ancient Greek ἀπάθεια (insensibility, freedom from emotion, impassibility, freedom from suffering).

Origin

Ancient Greek

ἀπάθεια

Gloss

insensibility, freedom from emotion, impassibility, freedom from suffering

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