Disinterest

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /dɪsˈɪntɹɛst/

Origin

From - + interest.

Full definition of disinterest

Noun

1. (obsolete) What is contrary to interest or advantage; disadvantage. 17th-19th c.
2. The absence of bias; impartiality. from 17th c.
• 2012, Christopher Clark, The Sleepwalkers, Penguin 2013, p. 125:He maintained a posture of scrupulous disinterest in Balkan affairs ….
3. A lack of interest; indifference, apathy. from 19th c.

Verb

1. (transitive) To render disinterested.

Adjective

1. (obsolete) disinterested
• Jeremy TaylorThe measures they shall walk by shall be disinterest and even.

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