Meaning of DISINTEREST
| Pronunciation: | | dis'inturist
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| | Definition: | | [n] tolerance attributable to a lack of involvement |
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| | Synonyms: | | neutrality |
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| | See Also: | | tolerance | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Dis*in"ter*est\, p. a.
Disinterested. [Obs.]
The measures they shall walk by shall be disinterest
and even. --Jer. Taylor.
\Dis*in"ter*est\, n.
1. What is contrary to interest or advantage; disadvantage.
[Obs.] --Glanvill.
2. Indifference to profit; want of regard to private
advantage; disinterestedness. [Obs.] --Johnson.
\Dis*in"ter*est\, v. t.
To divest of interest or interested motives. [Obs.]
--Feltham.
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