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Apathetic vs Detached - What's the difference?

apathetic | detached |

As adjectives the difference between apathetic and detached

is that apathetic is void of feeling; not susceptible of deep emotion; passionless; indifferent while detached is of a house: not joined to another house on either side.

As a verb detached is

past tense of detach.

apathetic

English

Alternative forms

* apathetical

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Void of feeling; not susceptible of deep emotion; passionless; indifferent.
  • Of, or pertaining to apatheism.

    • Synonyms

    * indifferent. impassive

    Related terms

    * apatheism * apatheist

    References

    * English terms with alpha privatives

    detached

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of a house: not joined to another house on either side.
  • Having little or no emotions or interest towards someone else.
  • Not influenced by anyone else; characterized by an impersonal objectivity; impartial.

    • Derived terms

    * semi-detached

    Verb

    (head)
  • (detach)