disinterested

• Qui n'est pas influencé par un intérêt personnel ; impartial. Aussi : qui ne manifeste pas d'intérêt ou de participation ; indifférent.

Not influenced by considerations of personal advantage; impartial or unbiased. Also, showing a lack of interest or concern.

1. Impartial and unbiasedC1formallegal

   Having no personal stake or involvement in a matter, and thus able to judge or act fairly and objectively.

   impartial et sans parti pris

   • A judge must remain ___ throughout the trial.
   • Her ___ advice was highly valued by the disputing parties.
   • They sought an ___ observer to mediate the negotiation.
   • Historians strive to be ___ when analyzing events.
   • An ___ third party can often resolve conflicts more easily.

   Synonymesdetachedevenhandedfairimpartialneutralobjectiveunbiasedunprejudiced

   Antonymesinterestedinvolvedpartialpartisanprejudiced

2. Lacking concern or attentionC1formal

   Feeling or showing no curiosity, enthusiasm, or care about something or someone; indifferent.

   indifférent

   • The students seemed ___ in the lecture.
   • Her ___ expression suggested she had already made up her mind.
   • He remained oddly ___ during the discussion of his own future.
   • A ___ shrug was his only response to the proposal.
   • The public has become largely ___ about the issue.

   Synonymesaloofapatheticdetachedincuriousindifferentunconcerneduninterested

   Antonymesattentivecaringconcernedcuriousinterested