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disinterest
[dis-in-ter-ist, -trist]
verb (used with object)
to divest of interest or concern.
disinterest
/ dɪsˈɪntrɪst, -tərɪst /
noun
freedom from bias or involvement
lack of interest; indifference
verb
(tr) to free from concern for personal interests
Word History and Origins
Origin of disinterest1
Example Sentences
Depression was assessed through a questionnaire asking about depressed mood, disinterest, restlessness or lethargy during the previous two weeks.
Johnson feels the claims of disinterest are unfair.
One reason for the disinterest, Brettler thinks, was the home’s historic status.
The image of Ginsberg that vividly emerges is that of an angry, bushily bearded man, polemicizing about corporations and the Times’s malign influence, and often breaking out in spiritualist chanting, all to Hujar’s profound disinterest.
Beer brewers have been worried for some time about pressure on their business from younger drinkers’ interest in different types of alcoholic beverages, as well as their growing disinterest in alcohol more generally.
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