Used in a Sentence

disinterested

How to use disinterested in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for disinterested.

Editorial note

* Both of these fall apart if you walk in and immediately look disinterested.

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Definitions1
Parts of speech1

Quick take

unaffected by self-interest

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of disinterested gathered in one view.

adjective

unaffected by self-interest

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for disinterested.

adjective

unaffected by self-interest

Example sentences

1

* Both of these fall apart if you walk in and immediately look disinterested.

2

"It's not like MIT nuclear scientists are \"disinterested parties\", either.

3

It is given by two opposing sides to a disinterested party tasked to make a decision.

4

They sell the same brands as everyone else and ignore your preferences just like those overworked, disinterested sales people.

5

People become disillusioned and disinterested, and stop buying new titles.

6

There's no right to force people to be disinterested in what you do and refrain from writing articles about it, as long as they collect the information by legal means.

7

If the manager appears disorganized, too busy or disinterested, imagine what the knew employee thinks?

8

Courts with general geographic jurisdiction get disinterested generalist judges who try to do a good job being fair and applying the law. Even if they get bad judges, the others on the circuit balance them out because they don't all belong to the same interest.

9

With that in mind, discovering that he called Ted T'so a "[L]inux-loving manwhore" and a racial slur on his blog[2], I'm now even more disinterested in the entire MPlayer development team and their comings and goings.

10

"On Metafilter, specifically, deliberately impersonating a disinterested third party to get in arguments about yourself or something you've got a personal stake in is a problem, yes.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use disinterested in a sentence?

* Both of these fall apart if you walk in and immediately look disinterested.

What does disinterested mean?

unaffected by self-interest

What part of speech is disinterested?

disinterested is commonly used as adjective.