apathetic

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They are a generation long described as the apathetic children of technology.

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  1. adjective Feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent.
  2. adjective Feeling or showing little or no emotion; unresponsive.

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  • They are a generation long described as the apathetic children of technology. —  Kafila
  • Being apathetic is also a choice and requires no work … but does that make you a good or bad person? —  - Logtar's Blog -
  • Those who perform these acts as well as their enablers and the apathetic are guilty of the most heinous sin known to man. —  Biga's Rants - A Townhall.com user blog
  • No matter if you are apathetic, atheistic or a committed disciple of one of the many faiths on campus, we can learn a lot from one other. —  CollegiateTimes.com News
  • If we limit ourselves to the definition of happiness as, "pleasure and contentment", we risk becoming jaded, debauched and apathetic -- somewhat like our present state. —  The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
 

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/æpəˈθɛtɪk/
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