прилагательное 1) безучастный; безразличный, равнодушный, не интересующийся Например: She is listless and disinterested. — Она апатична и безучастна. The English public is disinterested in its theatre. — Английская публика не проявляет интереса к театру. Синоним(ы): unconcerned, without interest or concern 2) бескорыстный, незаинтересованный; неэгоистичный; непредубеждённый Например: disinterested help — бескорыстная помощь Синоним(ы): unbiased, impartial, unprejudiced, objective, unselfish Антоним(ы): unfair, biased, prejudiced
adjective 1. a. not having the mind or feelings engaged; not interested Example: telling them in a disinterested voice — Tom Wicker Example: disinterested in women — J. A. Brussel b. no longer interested Example: husband and wife become disinterested in each other — T. I. Rubin 2. free from selfish motive or interest; unbiased Example: a disinterested decision Example: disinterested intellectual curiosity is the lifeblood of real civilization — G. M. Trevelyan Synonyms: see indifferent • disinterestedly adverb Usage: Disinterested and uninterested have a tangled history. Uninterested originally meant impartial, but this sense fell into disuse during the 18th century. About the same time the original sense of disinterested also disappeared, with uninterested developing a new sense—the present meaning—to take its place. The original sense of uninterested is still out of use, but the original sense of disinterested revived in the early 20th century. The revival has since been under frequent attack as an illiteracy and a blurring or loss of a useful distinction. Actual usage shows otherwise. Sense 2 of disinterested is still its most frequent sense, especially in edited prose; it shows no sign of vanishing. A careful writer may choose sense 1a of disinterested in preference to uninterested for emphasis Example: teaching the letters of the alphabet to her wiggling and supremely disinterested little daughter — C. L. Sulzberger. Further, disinterested has developed a sense (1b), perhaps influenced by sense 1 of the prefix dis-, that contrasts with uninterested Example: when I grow tired or disinterested in anything, I experience a disgust — Jack London (letter, 1914). Still, use of senses 1a and 1b will incur the disapproval of some who may not fully appreciate the history of this word or the subtleties of its present use.