Disinterested

//dɪˈsɪnt(ə)ɹɛstɪd// adj

adj ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having no stake or interest in the outcome, and no conflicts of interest; free of bias, impartial.

    "Sir, you have a right to that kind of respect, and are arguing for yourself. I am supporting the principle, and am disinterested in doing it, as I have no such right."

  2. 2
    Uninterested, lacking interest. proscribed

    "How dis-interested are they in all Worldly matters, since they fling their Wealth and Riches into the Sea."

Adjective
  1. 1
    unaffected by self-interest wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
impartialdispassionateindifferentuninterestedabstractadiaphroistic

Example

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"As a disinterested third-party, I can declare that she secretly loves him."

Etymology

Corruption of the adjective disinterest/disinteressed. The sense of lacking interest is likely from dis- + interested.

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