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disinterested

/dɪsˈɪnt(ə)ɹəstəd/

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What does disinterested mean?

adjective

  1. Having no interest or stake in the outcome, and no conflicts of interest; free of bias, impartial.
  2. Synonym of uninterested (“not interested; not concerned; indifferent”).

verb

  1. simple past and past participle of disinterest

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/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.
Jules VerneFrom the Earth to the moon; and, round the moonProject Gutenberg ebook #83
To relieve want, signifies that you will be esteemed for your disinterested kindness, but you will feel no pleasure in well doing.
Gustavus Hindman MillerTen Thousand Dreams Interpreted; Or, What's in a Dream A Scientific and Practical ExpositionProject Gutenberg ebook #926
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The pride of skill, the pride of responsibility, the pride of endurance there may be, but otherwise it is a disinterested sentiment.
Joseph ConradThe Mirror of the SeaProject Gutenberg ebook #1058
Felix, though an offshoot from a far more recent point in the devolution of theology than his father, was less self-sacrificing and disinterested.
Thomas HardyTess of the d'Urbervilles: A Pure WomanProject Gutenberg ebook #110
There are many ways of loving, and it is surely noble and disinterested in a woman to love a man as his mother.
René DoumicGeorge Sand: Some Aspects of Her Life and WritingsTranslated by Alys HallardProject Gutenberg ebook #138