disinterest

C2+ Topic:General Vocabulary

US /dɪsˈɪntrəst/ UK /dɪsˈɪntrəst/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
lack of concern or interest; impartiality free from bias

He judged the dispute with the disinterest of a true outsider.

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Synonyms

1 noun · lack of concern or... impartiality indifference detachment unconcern neutrality apathy

Opposites

interest concern bias partiality involvement

Word family

Derived forms disinterested disinterestedness

Related forms interest uninterested

Etymology

From dis- ('lack of') + interest; interest from Latin interest ('it concerns, it makes a difference'), from inter- ('between') + esse ('to be').

interesse Old French esse Latin

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# disinterest

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /dɪsˈɪntrəst/
**IPA (UK):** /dɪsˈɪntrəst/

## Meanings
1. lack of concern or interest; impartiality free from bias

## Examples
- He judged the dispute with the disinterest of a true outsider.

## Synonyms
- impartiality
- indifference
- detachment
- unconcern
- neutrality
- apathy

## Antonyms
- interest
- concern
- bias
- partiality
- involvement

## Derived Forms
- disinterested
- disinterestedness

## Related Forms
- interest
- uninterested

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: interesse
- Root: esse

## Etymology
From dis- ('lack of') + interest; interest from Latin interest ('it concerns, it makes a difference'), from inter- ('between') + esse ('to be').

## AI Etymology
Disinterest comes from dis- ('lack of') + interest; interest from Latin interest ('it concerns, it makes a difference'), from inter- ('between') + esse ('to be'). The etymological trail includes Latin interesse and Latin esse. As a noun, disinterest names lack of concern or interest; impartiality free from bias. The same family is visible in derived forms such as disinterested and disinterestedness and related forms such as interest and uninterested. The analysis is partly morphological, with the modern form built from the elements named in the history.

## Topics
- General Vocabulary

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