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.
As distinct from alienation, apathy is. a) associated with a low rate of voter turnout. b) a feeling of powerlessness. c) a general lack of interest in politics. d) a sign that the political system is working properly. e) widespread among affluent Americans.