uninterested
[ uhn-in-ter-uh-stid, -truh-stid, -tuh-res-tid ]
/ ʌnˈɪn tər ə stɪd, -trə stɪd, -təˌrɛs tɪd /
adjective
having or showing no feeling of interest; indifferent.
not personally concerned in something.
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unintelligent, unintelligible, unintended, unintentional, uninterest, uninterested, uninteresting, uninterrupted, uninterrupted suture, uninucleate, uninvited
Origin of uninterested
Related formsun·in·ter·est·ed·ly, adverbun·in·ter·est·ed·ness, noun
Can be confuseddisinterested uninterested (see usage note at disinterested)
Usage note
See disinterested.
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British Dictionary definitions for uninterested
uninterested
/ (ʌnˈɪntrɪstɪd, -tərɪs-) /
adjective
indifferent; unconcerned
Derived Formsuninterestedly, adverbuninterestedness, noun
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See disinterested
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Word Origin and History for uninterested
uninterested
1640s, "unbiased," from un- (1) "not" + past participle of interest. It later meant "disinterested" (1660s); sense of "unconcerned, indifferent" is recorded from 1771. This is the correct word for what often is miscalled disinterested.
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