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Answer for the clue "Apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions ", 13 letters:
impassiveness

Word definitions for impassiveness in dictionaries

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions [syn: emotionlessness , impassivity , phlegm , indifference , stolidity , unemotionality ]

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The state of being impassive.

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
impassiveness \im*pas"sive*ness\ n. an absence of emotion. Syn: apathy, impassivity.

Usage examples of impassiveness.

He was still as impassive and hard-faced as usual, but for the first time Gene noticed that his impassiveness seemed to reflect his internal thoughtfulness and self-secrecy, rather than an aggressive attitude toward the world around him.

There was little about them resembling the stern, quiet, somber austerity of the more matured men, and nothing at all of the strange, aloof, serene impassiveness of the gray-bearded old patriarchs.

He enjoys her impassiveness and the way she lifts her little finger as she pauses to study a record sleeve.