feeling vs apathy

apathy vs feeling

feeling and apathy both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
feeling	Yes	No	No	No
apathy	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, apathy is a hyponym of feeling; that is, apathy is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than feeling:

feeling: the experiencing of affective and emotional states
apathy: an absence of emotion or enthusiasm

Other hyponyms of feeling include affect, emotion, thing, glow, faintness, soul, soulfulness, passion, passionateness, sentiment, complex, ambivalence, ambivalency, desire, sex, sexual urge, pleasance, pleasure, pain, painfulness, pang, stab, twinge, liking, dislike, gratitude, ingratitude, ungratefulness, unconcern, shame, pride, pridefulness, humbleness, humility, amazement, astonishment, devastation, expectation, levity, gravity, solemnity, sensitiveness, sensitivity, agitation, calmness, bravery, fearlessness, happiness, sadness, unhappiness, hope, despair, affection, affectionateness, fondness, heart, philia, tenderness, warmheartedness, warmness, humor, humour, mood, temper, fellow feeling, sympathy, enthusiasm, anchorage, disinterest.

feeling (noun)	apathy (noun)
the experiencing of affective and emotional states	the trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things generally
an intuitive understanding of something	an absence of emotion or enthusiasm
a physical sensation that you experience
the sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people

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