Apathy, as the Rhube has commented, is a state of not caring, total indifference, inability to give a damn, about some topic. You can be apathetic about anything, really. I personally couldn't care less who the next Archbishop of Canterbury is; if they've appointed one I haven't heard and I don't care. He (or, I guess, potentially, she) could have six legs, polka dots and practice satanism on Saturday afternoons for all I care). However, apathy about one thing does not necessarily translate into a general apathy about everything. I passionately care about a number of pressing and important issues. "Alot" and "Alright" are two of them!

I think someone who is apathetic about everything is best described as alienated or socially disenfranchised.


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