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disinterestedness

noun

(ˌ)dis-ˈin-trə-stəd-nəs How to pronounce disinterestedness (audio)
Definition of disinterestednessnext
1
as in neutrality
lack of favoritism toward one side or another the disinterestedness with which the newspaper reports stories earns it the respect and trust of the community

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2
as in disregard
lack of interest or concern a fair measure of the level of disinterestedness in the proceedings was the near-constant yawning by both participants and observers

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Recent Examples of disinterestedness The spirit of disinterestedness became the foundation for a regulatory state. — Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 11 Jan. 2026 You can’t be disinterested, because everyone knows that disinterestedness is a façade. — Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2023 Both knew the artistic value of reserve, of disinterestedness. — Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disinterestedness
  1. neutrality
  2. disregard
  3. objectivity
  4. indifference
  5. neutralism
  6. objectiveness
  7. impartiality
Noun
  • After decades of post-World War II neutrality and centuries of broader nonalignment with major powers, Sweden joined NATO in 2024 as the trans-Atlantic military alliance’s 32nd member.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The organization also recommended IU adopt a stronger institutional neutrality statement, which is a policy where leaders pledge to not take a position on social and political issues.
    — Cate Charron, IndyStar, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of neutrality
Noun
  • Gonzaba was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated, causing bodily injury, hit-and-run involving death/injury, vehicle theft and felony evading a peace officer with disregard for safety, police said.
    — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • But Native Americans experienced slavery as stealing of relatives, as a community loss, and it was always intermingled with the stealing of their land and disregard for their sovereignty.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of disregard
Noun
  • Fielder and Oppenheim have created a fascinating portrait of a relationship, decimating notions of objectivity in documentary while also interrogating the limits of fiction.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Rather than striving for some impossible degree of objectivity, Grossman and Herr embraced their own subjectivities.
    — Nick Holdstock, The Dial, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of objectivity
Noun
  • Layered within its experimental form is a commentary on immigration and 21st century America, as the family regularly encounters Latinx migrants whose own families have been disrupted by the indifference of American immigration policies.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
  • And yes, this does lead her to develop a shocking indifference toward human life.
    — Katie Rife, IndieWire, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of indifference
Noun
  • India, an avatar of forceful neutralism early on, saw its influence diminished by regional conflict and domestic troubles.
    — Erez Manela, Foreign Affairs, 14 Dec. 2021
  • Globalizing impulses helped bring about a flourishing of neutralism.
    — Leo Robson, The New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2016
Definition of neutralism
Noun
  • Scholl was a walking catalogue who brought his journalistic objectiveness to preservation, Matuszewicz said.
    — Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 11 Jan. 2026
Definition of objectiveness
Noun
  • Yet embedding auditors alongside employees, as Amodei suggested, could compromise their impartiality.
    — Jacek Krywko, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Kushner’s role in the Gaza talks called for impartiality, but Hamas negotiators might have had reason to be skeptical.
    — Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of impartiality

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“Disinterestedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disinterestedness. Accessed 20 Sep. 2026.

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