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单词 disinterest
释义 dis·interest
I. \dəs, (ˈ)dis+\ transitive verb
Etymology: dis- (I) + interest (v.)
: to divest of interest or interested motives
 < criminal case histories, which usually have a way of disinteresting theater audiences — G.J.Nathan >
II. noun
Etymology: dis- (I) + interest (n.)
1. : something contrary to interest : disadvantage
 < to the disinterest of the public >
2. : disinterestedness : lack of self-interest
 < the highest honor is disinterest — James Martineau >
3. : lack of interest : apathy, unconcern
 < two soldiers with slovenly disinterest on their unlighted faces — Bruce Marshall >
 < the monumental disinterest of the voters — Don Shoemaker >
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