disinterested
free from bias or self-interest; impartial
Word origin: From the prefix dis- plus interest, in the sense of a financial or personal stake.
Disinterested in a sentence
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The dispute was settled by a disinterested third party.
The dispute was referred to a disinterested arbitrator who had no stake in either company.
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Reviewers noted that the novelist, once known for blank prose, had pared her sentences down until scarcely a superfluous word remained.
Using “disinterested” well
Disinterested means impartial and free of personal stake, pairing with unbiased and neutral. It is widely confused with uninterested, which means bored or indifferent; the GRE rewards keeping them distinct.
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