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disinterested

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13 lettersPronunciation /(ˌ)dɪsˈɪntɹɪstɪd/Part of speech adjectiveSorted ddeeeiinrssttStarts with DEnds with D0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. unaffected by self-interest

Word origin

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).

Used in a sentence

  • Sir, you have a right to that kind of respect, and are arguing for yourself. I am for ſupporting the principle, and am diſintereſted in doing it, as I have no ſuch right.
  • This was a case for disinterested benevolence; no pay was expected, but considerable risk incurred; yet we could not decline it, […]
  • People are better off abjuring violence, if everyone else agrees to do so, and vesting authority in a disinterested third party.

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