DISINTERESTED


Meaning of DISINTERESTED in English

1.

Someone who is ~ is not involved in a particular situation or not likely to benefit from it and is therefore able to act in a fair and unselfish way.

Scientists, of course, can be expected to be impartial and ~...

= impartial

ADJ

2.

If you are ~ in something, you are not interested in it. Some users of English believe that it is not correct to use ~ with this meaning.

= uninterested

ADJ: oft ADJ in n

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