disinterested

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From dis- + interested.

[edit] Adjective

disinterested (comparative more disinterested, superlative most disinterested)

Positive
disinterested

Comparative
more disinterested

Superlative
most disinterested

  1. Having no stake or interest in the outcome; free of bias, impartial.
    • 1791, James Boswell, Life of Samuel Johnson
      Sir, you have a right to that kind of respect, and are arguing for yourself. I am supporting the principle, and am disinterested in doing it, as I have no such right.
  2. (informal, proscribed) Lacking interest, uninterested; indifferent; apathetic.
    • 1684, Contempl. State of Man I. x
      How dis-interested are they in all Worldly matters, since they fling their Wealth and Riches into the Sea.
    • 25 June 1967, N.Y Times
      Those spotted are usually taught so slowly that they grow disinterested and quit.

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