How to use "apathy" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "apathy" in popular movie and book plots

The name Kitty Genovese became synonymous with bystander apathy after The New York Times reported that 38 witnesses watched her being murdered — and did nothing to help. - The Witness (2016 film)
Terri is continually confronted with her coworkers' ostensible disillusionment and apathy about domestic violence on Indian reservations. - Sliver of a Full Moon
Sykes wraps up her special by discussing her new-found sense of apathy and how it has affected her sex life. - Sick and Tired (2006)
Dolores snaps him out of his apathy with a passionate kiss, telling him that she cannot escape the park without him. - Contrapasso (Westworld)
Tulip is outraged as their apathy toward Lacey's death. - Monster Swamp
The former angel is disgusted by God’s apathy towards Amara, and tells Him that He's become a coward and that the humans are His greatest creations, because although they have many bad qualities, they never give up. - Don't Call Me Shurley
Robert Elliot Burns is having flashbacks of the horrors of World War I and is on the streets protesting for himself angry at his inability to find a job and society's apathy towards veterans. - The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains
Combating apathy both at personal and professional levels, Gowda manages to crack the case. - Cut Like Wound
Furious and betrayed by Light's apathy toward his father's death, Matsuda shoots Light several times, leaving him badly injured and completely cornered. - New World (Death Note)
The family struggles with social apathy towards dwarves and poverty then takes a turn when Khoka realizes that he is in love with Shibu's daughter, Soma (Debalina Roy). - Chotoder Chobi
The problems include: Dowry, Ill treatment of in-laws by Daughter-in-law, Alcoholism in slums and his own family's apathy to his surroundings and society at large. - Penmani Aval Kanmani
Their investigation is complicated by the rampant corruption and general apathy among the Mexican authorities and the violence of the powerful borderland drug cartels. - The Bridge (U.S. TV series)
In the role of a responsible mother caught between her husband's apathy and avarice and her children's untold suffering, she indeed lives the character. - Karuvelam Pookkal
He is then jolted out of apathy when a traumatic incident forces him to rethink why he wanted to be a doctor in the first place. - Golden Time (TV series)
After becoming increasingly frustrated at his family's apathy about the trip, their reviling attitude toward him, and their trivial demands such as that he stop to walk the dog, he detaches his car from the camper and drives away, deserting them. - Griffin and Phoenix (1976 film)
Swanson (Tim Heidecker) is an upper class New Yorker who alternately feels apathy and resentment to his surroundings. - The Comedy
Set in a Welsh comprehensive school during the long hot summer of 1976, keen drama teacher Vivienne (Minnie Driver) fights sweltering heat and general teenage apathy to put on a glam rock musical version of Shakespeare's The Tempest of which David Bowie would be proud. - Hunky Dory (film)
Professor Mamlock, who hears the commotion from his house, carries a speech calling on the people to resist, having finally realized that his political apathy was a mistake. - Professor Mamlock (1938 film)
When Baby sees Grouchy passing, he tries to imitate his gruff expression, which seems to mellow Grouchy down, but he fakes apathy when Smurfette asks him to carry the baby. - Baby Smurf
Nick and Dale's accountant friend Kurt Buckman (Sudeikis) enjoys working for Jack Pellitt (Donald Sutherland) at a chemical company, but after Jack unexpectedly dies of a heart attack, the company is taken over by Jack's cocaine-addicted son Bobby (Farrell), whose apathy and incompetence threaten the future of the company. - Horrible Bosses
He also feels disconnected from his community; he is disgusted by the excess displayed and petty "problems" of his family and friends, as well as their apparent apathy toward the children of Sudan. - Machine Gun Preacher
The story follows the exploits of fifteen-year-old Simone Cundy, a resident of Bollockstown (a fictional English location), as she attempts to make sense of her uncontrollable apathy and discontent for life (early on, she cites girls, boys, the lottery, pop-stars, clothes, sport, tampons, television, Bollockstown and living among her chief dislikes). - Girl (Vertigo)
His depressed wife Mary, a onetime dancer, has escaped into apathy and alcoholism a long time ago. - Falling Angels (film)
But they find themselves faced with international apathy due to the opening of the 2008 Olympic Games. - 5 Days of War
Guided by the fabled Book of Noah, they are determined to shake the people from their apathy and ignorance, and are prepared to start a war in the name of freedom. - Veracity (Laura Bynum novel)
Though Bob was generally disliked by the whole office, Curtis had expressed the joking desire to kill him and feels apathy towards Bob's death, which leads Curtis to fear he may have murdered Bob in a psychotic break. - Phantasmagoria: A Puzzle of Flesh
Duggan is shocked by the townspeople's apathy and apparent illness — hair falling out, baggy eyes, pale skin, exhaustion, etc. - The Tommyknockers (miniseries)
Molly runs the household and sees an opportunity on election day to energize her father: frustrated with her father's apathy toward voting, she sneaks into her local polling place and tries to vote on behalf of Bud. - Swing Vote (2008 film)
It is implied that the long list of atrocities and horrors brought upon children by the fighting and apathy of adults has caused the children of the island to take matters into their own hands. - Who Can Kill a Child?
Four unemployed youth (Srinath, Rajiv Kanakala, Raja Chintapalli and Krishna Bhagavan) are vexed with the government's apathy towards the issues and problems in villages of Andhra Pradesh. - Sankharavam
Disgusted with Tomwun's tactics and relative apathy over the deaths of the Seminole merchants, Ryan still agrees to spare his life and the lives of the Institute's other occupants; the companions leave for the redoubt the next morning. - Deep Empire
Encountering bemused apathy from Pete's superiors in the LAPD, Michael turns to Cole, who orders his partner to cease his obsessing, see a shrink or face suspension. - Unlawful Entry (film)
In Delany’s version, apathy and despair have replaced passion and romance. - Neveryóna
He is naturally bright, comes from a privileged background, but has apparently slipped into apathy upon being disillusioned at the present state of affairs. - Lions for Lambs
His inability to maintain gainful employment and his palpable apathy add to their unhappiness. - La Joie de vivre
The second half of the novel tells the stay of Hurtado (now a doctor) in Alcolea, a fictitious town in Castilla-La Mancha (where the author shows the dreadful conditions the peasant had to endure such as caciquism, ignorance, apathy or resignation), his return to Madrid (where he works as a hygiene doctor – emphasizing the description that Baroja makes of prostitution in the 19th century Madrid) and, finally, his unfortunate marriage to Lulú, a young woman he met when he was a student. - The Tree of Knowledge
Steven, the son, was the leading scorer on his high school hockey team in California and joins the local junior B team, the Nuggets; he is surprised, however, by the violence of the play and the apathy of his teammates to their constant losing. - MVP: Most Valuable Primate
Bernard encounters more apathy when he tries to enlist Sawyer's help, and reveals to Rose his group had diminished to four. - S.O.S. (Lost)
First, there's Dylan's increasingly violent behavior, which includes the impaling of his pet guinea pig on a stake and his apathy towards the death of a friend. - The Calling (2000 film)
At Asashi High, a run-down senior high school for boys, Kujo (Ryuhei Matsuda), Aoki (Hirofumi Arai), Yukio (Sousuke Takaoka), Yoshimura (Shugo Oshinari) and Ota (Yuta Yamazaki) are a gang of school friends lost in apathy and dissatisfaction. - Blue Spring (film)
As the story progresses, Tintin meets the local residents and his workmates and issues faced by the area, such as racism, gentrification and general apathy from local government, are introduced. - The Adventures of Tintin: Breaking Free
Leela, appalled by the apathy of the Planet Express crew, exhorts them to register to vote. - A Head in the Polls
Gmork reveals himself, having been lying in wait and explains that Fantasia represents humanity's imagination, and that the Nothing represents adult apathy and cynicism against it. - The NeverEnding Story (film)
Nilanjana curses her brother’s apathy and coaxes his brother to take the family to a Muslim friend’s house for safety. - Lajja
It is set in the year 2009 in a Britain where voter apathy is at an all-time high and a new political party (The Democratic Consensus Party) has just been voted into office. - Last Rights (miniseries)
Tracy convinces Steve to flee the town, but, on their way out during the night, and despite Steve's efforts, Tracy embraces the unrepentant apathy that all of the previous victims did before their death and is eaten by the dragon. - The Oath (Frank E. Peretti novel)
Frank goes home to contemplate his next move, gradually sinking into a hardened apathy akin to his prison days. - Thief (film)
He talks about it with his parents at dinner, but his parents are not impressed with his apathy and even get into a fight over who should win when Stan explains who the two competitors are. - Douche and Turd
Amerika criticized American society in the 1980s, implying that apathy and an unwillingness to defend freedom on the part of many citizens made the Soviet takeover rather easy. - Amerika (miniseries)
This is very much by contrast to Shirō's simple prioritization on keeping peace in the city and general apathy to the prize, much to her frustration. - Fate/stay night
Joe's apathy frustrates Sarah, who only did it to get his attention. - The Last Boy Scout
Over time, Clay becomes progressively disillusioned with the party scene as he witnesses the apathy of his friends towards the suffering of one another and those around them: at one party, he watches as the revellers joke and take Polaroids of his friend, Muriel, while she injects heroin; at another, he and Blair are the only two who exhibit revulsion when Trent shows a snuff film, which sexually excites several partygoers. - Less Than Zero (novel)
However, his apathy and fear of moving forward are too great, and she calls off their engagement when it is clear that he will keep delaying their wedding and avoiding putting his affairs in order. - Oblomov
As Hurstwood lounges about, overwhelmed by apathy and foolishly gambling away most of his savings, Carrie turns to New York's theaters for employment and becomes a chorus girl. - Sister Carrie
Nearly all action takes place on a backwater cargo ship, the USS Reluctant that sails, as written in the 1948 play, "from apathy to tedium with occasional side trips to monotony and ennui". - Mister Roberts (novel)

Example sentences for "apathy" in interesting articles

While this apathy could be or appear to be exaggerated among the super rich but its almost imbibed in our character. - Indias elites have a ferocious sense ofentitlement
\"It could be any of them,\" Madhav said.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E \u003Cp\u003E But the most pressing issue isn't who might be behind the murders, but that the Indian government's apathy is potentially putting their high-value staff at even greater risk. - India's Nuclear Scientists Keep Dying Mysteriously
I was wondering how did you find the school and the family? Thank you. Donna / June 18, 2013 at 5:47 am Hi, Having lived in the UK and the US I have seen issues with apathy in both public systems. - Jumping the gap between a US and UK high school education
Facebook counts on that shrug of your shoulders; indeed its business model depends on our collective confusion and apathy when it comes to privacy. - Internet Companies: Confusing Consumers for Profit
If not right away, at least the capacity to pick it up. Here she appears to demonstrate a complete lack of understanding and an apparent apathy regarding the subject matter. When the home secretary shows a lack of understanding in UK immigration procedure I shudder but if I saw a transcript of her discussing passport control saying "when you start talking about bio-metric passports, my brain goes bzzzz"... - UK'S shadow Internet minister says she is "particularly stupid"
- But if we examine the market as it is today apathy is rife because the current trend by OEM companies is to "stick a chip in it" in order to connect it to the internet, without any real value to the consumer. - The Internet of Pointless Things
Jim McNamara, a sergeant with the California Highway Patrol, where officers spend 80 percent of their time responding to car wrecks, believes such public inattention and apathy arise whenever a problem is “massive but diffuse.” Whether it’s climate change or car crashes, he says, if the problem doesn’t show itself all at once—as when an airliner goes down with dozens or hundreds of people on board—it’s hard to get anyone’s attention. - The Absurd Primacy of the Car in American Life
He might whisper that, in politics, the line between engagement and apathy is thinner than we want to believe. - Are We Having Too Much Fun?
“We watched over the past year or so at the rising of attention being paid to the issue," said Lee Rainie, Pew's director of Internet, science, and technology research.The response to online harassment is often a combination of apathy and "Well, that's Internet for you." Victims are sometimes told they are making things up, that their harassment is an isolated incident, or that they are actively seeking the attention of online harassers.Like banner ads and spam bots, online harassment is still routinely treated as part of the landscape of being online. - We are in the early days of online harassment being taken as a serious problem

Meaning of "apathy" in English

the trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things generally
an absence of emotion or enthusiasm

Meaning of "apathy" in Hindi

कोताही
उदासीनता ( Udasinata, udaaseenataa)
अनुरागहीनता ( Anuragahinata, anuraagaheenataa)
बेपरवाही ( Beparavahi, beparavahee, beparawahi)
विरक्ति ( Virakti, wirakti)

Synonyms of "apathy"

numbness
indifference
spiritlessness

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