2. Indifference to profit; want of regard to private advantage; disinterestedness. [Obs.] Johnson.
Disinterest
(Dis*in"ter*est), v. t. To divest of interest or interested motives. [Obs.] Feltham.
Disinterested
(Dis*in"ter*est*ed), a. [Cf. Disinteressed.] Not influenced by regard to personal interest
or advantage; free from selfish motive; having no relation of interest or feeling; not biased or prejudiced; as,
a disinterested decision or judge.
The happiness of disinterested sacrifices.
Channing. Syn. — Unbiased; impartial; uninterested; indifferent.
Disinterestedly
(Dis*in"ter*est*ed*ly), adv. In a disinterested manner; without bias or prejudice.
Disinterestedness
(Dis*in"ter*est*ed*ness), n. The state or quality of being disinterested; impartiality.
That perfect disinterestedness and self- devotion of which man seems to be incapable, but which is
sometimes found in woman.
Macaulay. Disinteresting
(Dis*in"ter*est*ing), a. Uninteresting. [Obs.] "Disinteresting passages." Bp. Warburton.
Disinterment
(Dis`in*ter"ment) n. The act of disinterring, or taking out of the earth; exhumation.
Disinthrall
(Dis`in*thrall") v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disinthralled ; p. pr. & vb. n. Disinthralling.] [Pref. dis-
+ inthrall. Cf. Disenthrall.] To free from thralldom; to disenthrall. [Written also disinthral.]
Disinthrallment
(Dis`in*thrall"ment) n. A releasing from thralldom or slavery; disenthrallment. [Written
also disinthralment.]
Disintricate
(Dis*in"tri*cate) v. t. To disentangle. [R.] "To disintricate the question." Sir W. Hamilton.
Disinure
(Dis`in*ure") v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disinured ; p. pr. & vb. n. Disinuring.] [Pref. dis- + inure.]
To render unaccustomed or unfamiliar.
We are hindered and disinured . . . towards the true knowledge.
Milton. Disinvestiture
(Dis`in*ves"ti*ture) n. The act of depriving of investiture. [Obs.] Ogilvie.
Disinvigorate
(Dis`in*vig"or*ate) v. t. To enervate; to weaken. [R.] Sydney Smith.
Disinvolve
(Dis`in*volve") v. t. To uncover; to unfold or unroll; to disentangle. [R.] Dr. H. More.
Disjection
(Dis*jec"tion) n. [L. disjicere, disjectum, to throw asunder, disperse; dis- + jacere to throw.]
Destruction; dispersion. Bp. Horsley.
Disjoin
(Dis*join") v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disjoined (-joind"); p. pr. & vb. n. Disjoining.] [OF. desjoindre,
F. disjoindre, déjoindre, fr. L. disjungere; dis- + jungere to join. See Join, and cf. Disjoint, Disjunct.]
To part; to disunite; to separate; to sunder.
That marriage, therefore, God himself disjoins.
Milton.
Never let us lay down our arms against France, till we have utterly disjoined her from the Spanish monarchy.
Addison.
Windmill Street consisted of disjoined houses.
Pennant. Syn. — To disunite; separate; detach; sever; dissever; sunder; disconnect.
