<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>absence or suppression of passion, emotion, or excitement.</li><li>lack of interest in or concern for things that others find moving or exciting.</li><li>Also ap·a·thei·a, ap·a·thi·a.</li><li>Stoicism: freedom from emotion of any kind.</li><li>unimportance; mediocrity.</li><li>Baseball: the absence of effort by the defense to prevent a stolen base.</li></ul>