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uninterested

adjective

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adj

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English interested English uninterested From un- + interested.

  1. Not interested; indifferent, not concerned.

    I was uninterested in the TV program, so I read a book instead.

    Once the government had changed and we got a prime minister uninterested in - even hostile to - railways, the transition team was working in an atmosphere of uncertainty.

  2. Unmotivated by personal interest; unbiased, disinterested.

    The judge was uninterested in the case.

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