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uninterested

American  
[uhn-in-ter-uh-stid, -truh-stid, -tuh-res-tid] / ʌnˈɪn tər ə stɪd, -trə stɪd, -təˌrɛs tɪd /

adjective

  1. having or showing no feeling of interest; indifferent.

  2. not personally concerned in something.

    Synonyms:
    unconcerned
uninterested British  
/ ʌnˈɪntrɪstɪd, -tərɪs- /

adjective

  1. indifferent; unconcerned

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Commonly Confused

See disinterested.

Other Word Forms

  • uninterestedly adverb
  • uninterestedness noun

Etymology

Origin of uninterested

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

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