Lack of Interest or Enthusiasm

Lack of interest or enthusiasm. A Daily Mail quick crossword today 29 July 2017. 6 letters.

The answer: APATHY

Example:

The king being sunk in apathy, the task of negotiation devolved upon the queen; but in her inexperience and ignorance of affairs, and the uncertainty of information from abroad, it was hard for her to follow any clear policy.

As in Chile, the indifference of the ruling class to the welfare of the common people is a primary cause of their ignorance and poverty, to which must be added the apathy, if not opposition, of the Church.