- disinterest
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I
(lack of interest) noun
aloofness, apathy, boredom, callousness, carelessness, coolness, detachment, disdain, disinterestedness, disregard, heedlessness, inappetance, inappetancy, inattention, inattentiveness, inconsideration, incuriosity, incuriousness, indifference, insensitivity, insouciance, lack of attention, lack of concern, langour, languidness, laxity, listlessness, mindlessness, neglect, neglectfulness, negligence, nonchalance, noninvolvement, obliviousness, perfunctoriness, phlegm, pococurantism, spiritlessness, supineness, tepidity, thoughtlessness, unconcern, unmindfulness, unsolicitousness, want of attention, want of interest
II
(lack of prejudice) noun
broad-mindedness, candor, catholicity, detachment, dispassion, dispassionateness, equitableness, equity, evenhandedness, fair play, fair treatment, fairness, freedom from bias, freedom from prejudice, freedom from self-interest, impartiality, impartialness, impersonality, indiscrimination, justice, justness, liberality, neutrality, noninvolvement, nonpartisanship, objectivity, open-mindedness, tolerance, toleration, unbiasedness, unprejudice, unselfishness, unslantedness
associated concepts: disinterested judge, disinterested party, disinterested persons, disinterested witness, without pecuniary interest
III
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discourage, disregard (unconcern), neutrality, objectivity
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006