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uninterested

[ uhn-in-ter-uh-stid, -truh-stid, -tuh-res-tid ]

/ ʌnˈɪn tər ə stɪd, -trə stɪd, -təˌrɛs tɪd /

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adjective

having or showing no feeling of interest; indifferent.

not personally concerned in something.

Origin of uninterested

First recorded in 1640–50; un-¹ + interested

SYNONYMS FOR uninterested

2 unconcerned.

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usage note for uninterested

See disinterested.

OTHER WORDS FROM uninterested

un·in·ter·est·ed·ly, adverb un·in·ter·est·ed·ness, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH uninterested

disinterested uninterested (see usage note at disinterested)

Words nearby uninterested

unintelligent, unintelligible, unintended, unintentional, uninterest, uninterested, uninteresting, uninterrupted, uninterrupted suture, uninucleate, uninvited

Example sentences from the Web for uninterested

Yet one topic Waters is uninterested in exploring is politics.

‘Drunk History’: A Booze Cruise of Red, White, and Blood |Rich Goldstein |July 8, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
And it was further indication that Republicans were uninterested in making deals with the other side.

Democrats May Be Obstructionists Now, but They Have Good Reason |Jamelle Bouie |October 1, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
The GOP is uninterested in major new spending programs, and moreover, they have public opinion on their side.

What to Look for In Tonight's State of the Union |Megan McArdle |February 12, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
It's a book about the experience of war that is uninterested in the issues of war.

David's Bookclub: Catch-22 |David Frum |December 29, 2012 |DAILY BEAST

Uninterested in school, she dedicated her semesters and summers to interning at beauty magazines.

The Girl Who Wrote About Drugs: Cat Marnell on Vice, Addiction & More |Caitlin Dickson |July 12, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
But the lookers on were not uninterested observers of what had past.

Ghosts and Family Legends |Catherine Crowe
The cat, uninterested, was consulting her own comfort, and the cricket was persevering for ever in his original statement.

When Ghost Meets Ghost |William Frend De Morgan
Or are you, like so many of your fellow Franciscans, uninterested in philosophy?

The Saracen: Land of the Infidel |Robert Shea
There are uninterested people, though there should not be an uninterested normal boy.

Literature for Children |Orton Lowe
I looked on her case in a different light to what I could wish or expect any uninterested person to view it in.

Charlotte Bronte and Her Circle |Clement K. Shorter

British Dictionary definitions for uninterested

uninterested

/ (ʌnˈɪntrɪstɪd, -tərɪs-) /

adjective

indifferent; unconcerned

Derived forms of uninterested

uninterestedly, adverb uninterestedness, noun

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See disinterested