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disinterest
Disinterest (noun) means a lack of interest or curiosity in something.
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1
A lack of interest or curiosity in something.
"She eyed him over her martini with cool disinterest."
"The root of the matter, as a letter and an editorial in our November issue pointed out, is disinterest in the railway, whatever it does."
— G. Freeman Allen, Condor (1960)
"Salem politely admired the rifles, but his disinterest was hard to mask."
— Dave Eggers (2012)
2
The state of having no personal stake or bias in something.
3
Something that goes against someone's own interest or advantage.
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What is the meaning of disinterest?
"disinterest" (noun) means a lack of interest or curiosity in something.
What is another word for disinterest?
Other words for "disinterest" include indifference, neutrality, apathy, impartiality, disadvantage.
What is the opposite of disinterest?
The opposite of "disinterest" is interest.
What are the different meanings of disinterest?
"disinterest" has 3 main meanings: 1. A lack of interest or curiosity in something; 2. The state of having no personal stake or bias in something; 3. Something that goes against someone's own interest or advantage.
