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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On social media, news of his passing was met with apathy and derision by younger people who never knew him as a champion, only as a right-wing punchline.—
John DeVore,
Rolling Stone,
26 July 2025 -
That fear, judgment, apathy and walls to this healing will be replaced with attentiveness and care.—
Angie Leventis Lourgos,
Chicago Tribune,
20 July 2025
Noun
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How brown phlegm looks can vary from person to person.—
Mark Gurarie,
Health,
15 June 2025
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Common causes of brown phlegm include smoking, exposure to toxins or pollutants in the air, cystic fibrosis, and bacterial lung infections.—
Mark Gurarie,
Health,
15 June 2025
Noun
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But at Landing Zone English in Vietnam, the 25-man military intelligence detachment just down slope from us had only two or three without bachelor’s degrees.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
27 July 2025
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She’s rescued by a detachment of American doughboys, led by the aforementioned Pvt.—
Ben H. Winters,
New York Times,
26 July 2025
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“Emotionlessness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emotionlessness. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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