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the impression that I was in a lunatic asylum. — Prisoner for Blasphemy;<br />

• (apathetic)- having or showing little or no emotion: apathetic behavior;<br />

Concerning politics he seems strangely apathetic, which makes me fear he is<br />

not so well as he appears. — Richard Carvel;<br />

• (phlegmatic)- not easily excited to action or display of emotion; apathetic;<br />

sluggish,( ); He is described as a phlegmatic man of dull and<br />

slow mental processes, domestic tastes and of kindly disposition to his<br />

children. — Great Fortunes from Railroads;<br />

• (impassive)- without emotion; apathetic; unmoved, ( , );<br />

Jack kept his expression impassive, despite the emotions roiling within. — A<br />

Lady of Expectations;<br />

• (objective)- not influenced by personal feelings, interpretations, or<br />

prejudice; based on facts; unbiased,( , ,<br />

);<br />

• intent upon or dealing with things external to the mind rather than with<br />

thoughts or feelings, as a person or a book,(( , , )<br />

, ); Even though he was her son, she<br />

tried to be objective about his behavior;<br />

• something that one's efforts or actions are intended to attain or accomplish;<br />

purpose; goal; target,( , ); A degree in bioinformatics was her<br />

ultimate objective;<br />

• (subjective) - existing in the mind; belonging to the thinking subject rather<br />

than to the object of thought (opposed to objective), ( ; ;<br />

; ); Your analysis is highly subjective; you have<br />

permitted your emotions and your opinions to color your thinking;<br />

• (insensible)- unaware; unconscious; inappreciative, ( ;<br />

); He became apparently insensible, and beneath the heaviest<br />

stroke would scarcely utter a groan. — The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Omnibus;<br />

stoic : callous = indurate = pachydermatous : detached<br />

• (callous)- insensitive; indifferent; unsympathetic, ( ; ;<br />

); "You are absolutely callous, absolutely without heart or sympathy<br />

where your work is concerned." — The Great Impersonation;<br />

• (indurate)- hardened; obstinate; unfeeling; But he told his friends that, if he<br />

was not mistaken, she had a proud mind, a cray wit, and an indurate heart<br />

against God and His truth. — John Knox and the Reformation;<br />

• (pachydermatous)- thick-skinned; insensitive; If society is to go on, either<br />

we must all be so pachydermatous as to be able to disregard draughts, or we

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