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disinterested
/dɪsˈɪnt(ə)ɹəstəd/
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What does disinterested mean?
adjective
- Having no interest or stake in the outcome, and no conflicts of interest; free of bias, impartial.
- Synonym of uninterested (“not interested; not concerned; indifferent”).
verb
- simple past and past participle of disinterest
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IPA pronunciation
/dɪsˈɪnt(ə)ɹəstəd/
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It was a purely disinterested operation in the strictest sense of the term, and offered not the slightest chance of profit.
To relieve want, signifies that you will be esteemed for your disinterested kindness, but you will feel no pleasure in well doing.
More book examples (3)
The pride of skill, the pride of responsibility, the pride of endurance there may be, but otherwise it is a disinterested sentiment.
Felix, though an offshoot from a far more recent point in the devolution of theology than his father, was less self-sacrificing and disinterested.
There are many ways of loving, and it is surely noble and disinterested in a woman to love a man as his mother.