Sacred blue is a literal English equivalent of the French phrase sacrebleu. Specifically, the word combines the adjectives sacre (sacred) and bleu (blue). The phrase nevertheless functions somewhat as a curse which translates more politely as my God! or zounds!.
apathy - an absence of emotion or enthusiasm. 1  feeling - the experiencing of affective and emotional states; she had a feeling of euphoria; he had terrible feelings of guilt; I disliked him and the feeling was mutual.
On Empathy and Apathy: Two Case Studies. By definition, empathy is the opposite of apathy. Empathy is defined as âthe ability to understand and share the feelings of anotherâ â within + feeling or inside + suffering. Apathy is defined as âa lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concernâ â not + feeling or without + suffering. I believe empathy and apathy exist on a spectrum.