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disinterestedness

noun
dis路​in路​ter路​est路​ed路​ness | \ (藢)dis-藞in-tr蓹-st蓹d-n蓹s How to pronounce disinterestedness (audio) ; -藞in-t蓹-藢re-, -t蓹-r蓹-, -t蓹r-; -藞in-藢tre-\

Definition of disinterestedness

: the quality or state of being objective or impartial
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Examples of disinterestedness in a Sentence

the disinterestedness with which the newspaper reports stories earns it the respect and trust of the community a fair measure of the level of disinterestedness in the proceedings was the near-constant yawning by both participants and observers

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 But Robert Brookings鈥檚 early model of political disinterestedness and scientific objectivity began to erode soon afterward. — John B. Judis, New Republic, "The Credible Think Tank Is Dead," 15 Sep. 2017

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First Known Use of disinterestedness

circa 1682, in the meaning defined above

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