Complete Definition of "disinterested"

English

Adjective
disinterested

  1. having no stake in the outcome, and being free of bias; impartial
  2. lacking interest; indifferent; apathetic

Translations
;impartial
Swedish: ojävig

Usage notes
According to some, only the sense of "impartial" is correct, but the term has long been used with the meaning of uninterested, or lacking interest.

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zh:disinterested

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