See disinterested on Wiktionary
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "having no stake in the outcome",
"word": "沒有興趣的"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "méiyǒu xìngqù de",
"sense": "having no stake in the outcome",
"word": "没有兴趣的"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "having no stake in the outcome",
"word": "desinteressiert"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "having no stake in the outcome",
"word": "neamhleasmhar"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "bezučástnyj",
"sense": "having no stake in the outcome",
"word": "безуча́стный"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "ravnodúšnyj",
"sense": "having no stake in the outcome",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "равноду́шный"
}
],
"word": "disinterested"
}
Download raw JSONL data for disinterested meaning in All languages combined (8.5kB)
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