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Suicidal vs Apathetic - What's the difference?

suicidal | apathetic |

As adjectives the difference between suicidal and apathetic

is that suicidal is pertaining to suicide while apathetic is void of feeling; not susceptible of deep emotion; passionless; indifferent.

As a noun suicidal

is someone suicidal, someone likely to kill themselves.

suicidal

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Pertaining to suicide.
  • He is an authority on the precursors of suicidal behavior.
  • (of a person) Likely to commit, or to attempt to commit, suicide.
  • After losing his job, his wife, and his leg in a single week, he became suicidal .
  • (informal) Extremely reckless.
  • His driving habits are utterly suicidal .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • someone suicidal, someone likely to kill themselves
  • 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