disinterest

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English

Etymology

From dis- + interest

Pronunciation

Noun

disinterest (uncountable)

  1. (uncountable) A lack of interest; indifference; apathy.
  2. (uncountable) The absence of selfish bias or self-interest; impartiality or detachment.

Verb

to disinterest (third-person singular simple present disinterests, present participle disinteresting, simple past and past participle disinterested)

  1. (transitive) To cause to lose interest; to bore.

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