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disinterested
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[dɪsˈɪnt(ə)rɛstɪd], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- not influenced by considerations of personal advantage
(e.g: a banker is under an obligation to give disinterested advice)
- having or feeling no interest in something; uninterested
(e.g: her father was so disinterested in her progress that he only visited the school once)
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Origin
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early 17th century: past participle of the rare verb disinterest ‘rid of interest or concern’, from dis- (expressing removal) + interest
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