uninterested
pronunciation
How to pronounce uninterested in British English:
UK [ʌnˈɪntrəstɪd]
How to pronounce uninterested in American English:
US [ʌnˈɪntrɪstɪd, -tərɪstɪd, -təˌrɛstɪd]
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- Adjective:
- not having or showing interest
- having no care or interest in knowing
Word Origin
- uninterested (adj.)
- 1640s, "unbiased," from un- (1) "not" + past participle of interest (v.). It later meant "disinterested" (1660s); sense of "unconcerned, indifferent" is recorded from 1771. This is the correct word for what often is miscalled disinterested.
Antonym
Example
- 1. Both men seem oddly uninterested in monetary policy .
- 2. Day by day , he misses china , and is uninterested in america .
- 3. Why are we uninterested in bettering ourselves and freeing our lives from limits ?
- 4. To many of his colleagues , he appeared uninterested in anything other than mathematics .
- 5. His two sons and two daughters from his first wife are reported to be uninterested in running his media empire .