Definition of disinterest
: to cause to regard something with no interest or concern
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Others on Twitter weren't as convinced of the reports, with some pointing out how Bella appeared to be disinterested during The Weeknd's Coachella performance.
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The two groups shared similar fears: a society in decline, a people disinterested in old values, politics run amok, and each other.
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Also, there was a bad loss at Dallas in which Portland simply looked inexplicably disinterested.
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Using a fixed camera and a mix of medium shots and head-and-shoulder close-ups, Mr. Depardon maintains a distance from everyone in the interview rooms, a vantage that could be characterized as respectful or maybe disinterested.
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For the last four weeks of the season to that point after Keith Hornsby sustained a season-ending injury, the Tigers played disinterested.
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Arie’s so clearly disinterested in her, and their conversation is emotionally painful.
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For now, Mobile seems disinterested in competing with the Huntsville area's Madison for the BayBears.
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Trump is ignorant, erratic, and largely disinterested in the details of governance.
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First Known Use of disinterest
1612
Definition of disinterest
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: lack of interest : indifference
Examples of disinterest in a Sentence
His proposal was met with complete disinterest.
since the coach has a son on the team, his disinterest in the selection of a team captain cannot be assumed
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Two Saturdays ago, the Sooners gave up 41 points to a winless Baylor team, and it was largely written off as disinterest.
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Cutler’s total disinterest in this now-viral play wasn’t due to a lack of effort.
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Because Manafort being on his phone was presented by both Trump Jr. and the Russian lawyer, Natalia Veselnitskaya, as evidence of his disinterest in the meeting.
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From any other president, this disinterest would be shocking.
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The president’s apparent disinterest in the national disaster, after his high-profile tours of the damage from Hurricane Harvey in Texas and Hurricane Irma in Florida, has not gone unnoticed.
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Testing of the tributary waters that feed the lake has been scaled back; a public water quality board folded; a real-time chemical spill monitoring system in the St. Clair River shuttered through neglect and disinterest.
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Scott Legato/Getty Images In any other year, rumors that former Limp Bizkit frontman Kid Rock was considering a Senate run would have been met with some combination of exasperation, bemusement, and disinterest.
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Despite his obvious quality, Ozil has been heavily criticised at Arsenal over the last few seasons, with many fans increasingly frustrated by his apparent disinterest and lack of work rate on the pitch.
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First Known Use of disinterest
1658
disinterest Synonyms
Synonyms
detachment, disinterestedness, equity, evenhandedness, fair-mindedness, fairness, impartiality, justice, neutralism, neutrality, nonpartisanship, objectiveness, objectivity;
Antonyms
bias, favor, favoritism, nonobjectivity, one-sidedness, partiality, partisanship, prejudice;
Near Antonyms
bent, inclination, leaning, penchant, predilection, predisposition, proclivity, propensity, tendency;
DISINTEREST Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of disinterest for English Language Learners
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: lack of interest
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: the quality or state of not being influenced by personal feelings, opinions, or concerns
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