disinteresteddis‧in‧terest‧ed /dɪsˈɪntrɪstɪd/ adjective - Find a financial consultant who can offer completely independent and disinterested advice.
- The transaction is subject to approval by a panel of disinterested directors.
- As an outside observer drawn into the Statementing process by the professionals involved, I had a neutral but not disinterested role.
- As soon as the lights snapped on, he glanced at me for a second in a bored, disinterested way.
- His wife left him, he became increasingly disinterested in his work and he returned to Cornwall as a tramp.
- I for one am making a disinterested search for information.
- Mostly, the fans were looking disinterested.
- The peculiarly disinterested institution of science develops only in special circumstances and remains constantly vulnerable.
- They do not expect the medical profession to be disinterested, and are disappointed if it does not provide advice and support.
able to be fair because you are not involved in a situation► objective not influenced by personal opinions or emotions, especially when you have to make a decision about something: · I could use an objective opinion on this problem.· It's always difficult to be objective about such a sensitive issue as abortion.· The selection board, which decides on promotions, should be strictly objective.
► impartial able to make fair judgements or decisions about a situation because you do not support anyone who is involved in it: · Historians try to be impartial, but they cannot free themselves entirely from their own opinions.· Our representative attended the peace negotiations as an impartial observer.
► neutral not supporting any side in a disagreement, argument, war etc: · Switzerland remained neutral during World War II.· Civil servants are supposed to be politically neutral.
► not take sides especially spoken to deliberately not support either side in an argument: · Teachers shouldn't take sides when students argue.not take sides in: · It is important that social workers don't take sides in family disputes.
► unbiased not influenced by personal opinions or a tendency to support a particular person or side, and therefore able to make a fair judgment: · This murder case has had so much media publicity that it will be difficult to find an unbiased jury.· Women need accurate, unbiased information about their options when they become pregnant.
► disinterested able to be fair in considering a particular situation because you are not involved in it and do not expect to gain any personal advantage from it: · Find a financial consultant who can offer completely independent and disinterested advice.
adjectiveinterested ≠ disinterested ≠ uninterestedinteresting ≠ uninterestingadverbinterestinglydisinterestedlynouninterest ≠ disinterestverbinterest