as in impassivity
a lack of emotion or emotional expressiveness
her seeming emotionlessness at her husband's funeral masked a grief that was beyond words
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Noun
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Film commentators seem the least qualified to discuss whether this is genuinely new technology, an art form, or just another CIA psy-op — an excuse for apathy, human performance without accountability.—
Armond White,
National Review,
24 Jan. 2025 -
Take your choice: frustration, disappointment, apathy, disdain.—
Katie Woo,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025
Noun
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For some years, my larynx has been swimming in phlegm, the result of an undetermined ratio between reflux and postnasal drip.—
John McPhee,
The New Yorker,
13 Jan. 2025
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State of phlegm: From Dec. 29 to Jan. 4, metro hospitals admitted more people with influenza than any week in at least the previous five years, according to the latest Minnesota Department of Health data.—
Kyle Stokes,
Axios,
13 Jan. 2025
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The idea of moving him into a role like this showed a shocking detachment from reality.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
19 Jan. 2025
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Online platforms and forums create a sense of detachment that reduces empathy and isolates people from the real human impact of their words, explains Dr. Chamorro.—
Libby Ryan,
Parents,
20 Dec. 2024
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“Emotionlessness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emotionlessness. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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