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Adjective [English]

IPA: /dɪsˈɪntɹɛst/ [UK] Audio: en-us-disinterest.ogg Forms: more disinterest [comparative], most disinterest [superlative]
Etymology: From dis- + interest. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|dis|interest}} dis- + interest Head templates: {{en-adj}} disinterest (comparative more disinterest, superlative most disinterest)
  1. (obsolete) Free of personal bias. Tags: obsolete Synonyms: disinterested
    Sense id: en-disinterest-en-adj-Z-VU65AE

Noun [English]

IPA: /dɪsˈɪntɹɛst/ [UK] Audio: en-us-disinterest.ogg
Etymology: From dis- + interest. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|dis|interest}} dis- + interest Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} disinterest (uncountable)
  1. An absence of interest (attention or curiosity). Tags: uncountable Synonyms: apathy, indifference, uninterest
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  2. The absence of interest (bias or stake). Tags: uncountable Synonyms: impartiality
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  3. (obsolete) What is contrary to interest or advantage. Tags: obsolete, uncountable Synonyms: disadvantage
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations: desinterès [masculine] (Catalan), desinteresse [feminine] (Dutch), malemo (Esperanto), välinpitämättömyys (Finnish), kiinnostumattomuus (Finnish), désintérêt [masculine] (French), Desinteresse [neuter] (German), érdektelenség (Hungarian), közömbösség (Hungarian), közöny (Hungarian), neamhshuim [feminine] (Irish), arokore (Maori), desinterès [masculine] (Occitan), brak zainteresowania [neuter] (Polish), dezinteres [neuter] (Romanian), desinterés [masculine] (Spanish)

Verb [English]

IPA: /dɪsˈɪntɹɛst/ [UK] Audio: en-us-disinterest.ogg Forms: disinterests [present, singular, third-person], disinteresting [participle, present], disinterested [participle, past], disinterested [past]
Etymology: From dis- + interest. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|dis|interest}} dis- + interest Head templates: {{en-verb}} disinterest (third-person singular simple present disinterests, present participle disinteresting, simple past and past participle disinterested)
  1. (transitive) To render disinterested. Tags: transitive Translations (to render disinterested): saada välinpitämättömäksi (Finnish), desinteressar (Portuguese)
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