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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Tuberculosis symptoms include a range of respiratory conditions, including a bad cough that lasts three weeks or longer, pain in the chest and coughing up blood or phlegm, according to the CDC.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
30 Jan. 2025
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Signs and symptoms include a cough that lasts for three weeks or longer, coughing up blood or phlegm, chest pain, weakness, fatigue, weight loss, loss of appetite, fever, chills and night sweats, according to the CDC.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
28 Jan. 2025
Noun
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However, no item to explicitly discuss detachment is on the agenda.—
Cody Copeland,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Jan. 2025
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Employees often view such mandates as a lack of trust, leading to detachment and, ultimately, higher turnover.—
Dan Pontefract,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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“Emotionlessness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emotionlessness. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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