disinterest
verb
; -ˈin-tə-ˌrest
, -tə-rəst, -tərst; -ˈin-ˌtrest\
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Synonyms & Antonyms for disinterest
Synonyms: Noun
detachment, disinterestedness, equity, evenhandedness, fair-mindedness, fairness, impartiality, justice, neutralism, neutrality, nonpartisanship, objectiveness, objectivity
Antonyms: Noun
bias, favor, favoritism, nonobjectivity, one-sidedness, partiality, partisanship, prejudice
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Examples of disinterest in a Sentence
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His proposal was met with complete disinterest. since the coach has a son on the team, his disinterest in the selection of a team captain cannot be assumedRecent Examples on the Web: Verb
Some World of Warcraft fans are in an age demographic commonly regarded on social media as disinterested in games: Baby Boomers. — Shannon Liao, CNN, "'World of Warcraft Classic' draws on gaming nostalgia," 27 Aug. 2019 New Yorkers are renowned for their ability to ignore people on subways, so being able to draw the interest of people who are world-class talents at being disinterested was something the Felice Brothers had to learn. — Chuck Yarborough, cleveland.com, "Felice Brothers continue to explore social landscape with new album, ‘Undress,’ and a Grog Shop gig," 19 Aug. 2019 The research suggests being disinterested in one chore at work might lead you to look for novelty in the next. — Lila Maclellan, Quartz at Work, "The surprising benefit of being bored at work," 1 July 2019 Photo: Andrew Spear for The Wall Street Journal Mr. Trump’s visit is intended to awaken local Republicans who have appeared disinterested in the August special election. — Reid J. Epstein, WSJ, "With GOP District in Jeopardy, Trump to Stump in Ohio Special Election," 2 Aug. 2018 Meanwhile my mom will hover over the counter disinterested, examining something like a men’s gold ID bracelet through a magnifying glass. — Liana Satenstein, Vogue, "Living Yard Sale to Yard Sale With My Mother, a Well Dressed Antique Dealer," 30 Aug. 2018 Many young men are just as unprepared for, or disinterested in, serious physical labor as women. — Amanda Abrams, Curbed, "Women are the solution to the construction industry’s labor shortage," 5 Nov. 2018 Martial had scored three goals in three games prior to being switched to the right hand side to accommodate the Chilean, but frustratingly, Martial demonstrates his ability on the ball far too little and appears almost disinterested at times. — SI.com, "Mourinho Is Right: Man Utd's Fringe Players Failed at Brighton & Some Are Not Good Enough to Stay," 6 May 2018 Yet despite all of this the Navy has offered no explanation for the events and appears disinterested in investigating the matter further. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "70 Years and Counting, the UFO Phenomenon Is as Mysterious As Ever," 2 July 2018Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Thanks to this general disinterest, American politicians could shrug the issue off. — Martin Peretz, WSJ, "Let’s Get the U.N. Out of the U.S.," 28 Sep. 2018 Gerrymandering, a strict voter ID law, and deep legislative disinterest in making voting easier all contribute, as do the surviving barriers in the state constitution, said Corey Wiggins, director of the Mississippi NAACP. — Author: Margaret Newkirk, Erik Larson, Anchorage Daily News, "Battle brews to dump Jim Crow-era voting rules in deep South," 4 Aug. 2019 It has been lost after decades of silence and disinterest. — Rigoberto González, latimes.com, "Spanish literature animates the ghosts of its embattled history," 5 July 2019 Meanwhile, the Pakistan women’s national team has been stagnant for over five years due to complete mismanagement and disinterest in the women’s team from federation executives. — Shireen Ahmed, Time, "This Is the Most Anticipated Women’s World Cup Ever. But Corruption and Abuse Still Block Women From Soccer," 5 June 2019 The Suns declined to pick up Bender's option last October, setting him up to be a free agent this summer and telegraphing the Suns' disinterest in continuing his development. — Matt Velazquez, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Milwaukee Bucks adding 21-year-old big man Dragan Bender on a partially guaranteed contract," 25 July 2019 Some analysts said the media had also given short shrift to campaign coverage, which contributed to voter disinterest. — Motoko Rich, New York Times, "Shinzo Abe Declares Victory in Japan Election but Without Mandate to Revise Constitution," 21 July 2019 Some analysts said the media had also given short shrift to campaign coverage, which contributed to voter disinterest. — Motoko Rich, BostonGlobe.com, "Shinzo Abe’s party headed to victory in Japan elections, securing his place in history," 21 July 2019 Their correspondence shows an almost palpable disinterest in taking decisive action — even while acknowledging Williams was fraudulently billing them. — Marshall Allen, ProPublica, "Health Insurers Make It Easy for Scammers to Steal Millions. Who Pays? You.," 19 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'disinterest.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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