Affectless
lacking feeling or emotion; indifferent to the suffering of others:
an affectless, futuristic drama in which the human characters are virtually robots.
Contemporary Examples
And there you are, years later, a jaded, affectless, neurotic, disenchanted, sad person.
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Historical Examples
At such times she showed an affectless, impulsive excitement.
Benign Stupors August Hoch
On another occasion, when asked where she was, she said: “I am at the ball—I am going to Heaven—don’t shoot me” (affectless).
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adjective
showing no emotion or concern for others
not giving rise to any emotion or feeling: an affectless novel
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