disinterested

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /(ˌ)dɪsˈɪntɹɪstɪd/, /(ˌ)dɪsˈɪnt(ə)ɹɛstɪd/ (General American) IPA(key): /dɪsˈɪnt(ə)ɹəstəd/, /-ɾ(ə)ɹ-/ Hyphenation: dis‧in‧ter‧est‧ed === Etymology 1 === From disinterest (“to cause to be impartial”, verb) +‎ -ed (suffix forming past tense or past participle forms of verbs), or from dis- (prefix meaning ‘not’) +‎ interested (“having a stake in; showing interest”, adjective). ==== Adjective ==== disinterested (comparative more disinterested, superlative most disinterested) Having no interest or stake in the outcome, and no conflicts of interest; free of bias, impartial. [from 17th c.] Synonyms: detached, (obsolete) disinteressed, imprejudicate, unbiased, (obsolete) uninterested; see also Thesaurus:impartial Antonyms: biased, interested, nondisinterested, partisan, prejudiced, undisinterested (often proscribed) Synonym of uninterested (“not interested; not concerned; indifferent”). [from 17th c.] Synonyms: (obsolete) disinteressed, incurious, unaroused, unconcerned; see also Thesaurus:apathetic Antonyms: curious, fascinated, interested, nondisinterested, undisinterested ===== Usage notes ===== The correctness of the use of this word with the sense uninterested is disputed. Some reference works consider it acceptable, while others do not. According to the Macmillan Dictionary “[m]any people think that this use of the word is not correct”. On the other hand, while the Oxford English Dictionary specifies that this sense is “[o]ften regarded as a loose use”, evidence shows that it dates to the 17th century. Moreover, the former Lexico website which used Oxford University Press dictionary content noted that “around a quarter of citations in the Oxford English Corpus for disinterested are for this sense”. ===== Derived terms ===== disinterestedly disinterestedness nondisinterested undisinterested ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From disinterest +‎ -ed. ==== Verb ==== disinterested simple past and past participle of disinterest === References ===