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Disinterest vs Unwillingness - What's the difference?

disinterest | unwillingness |

As nouns the difference between disinterest and unwillingness

is that disinterest is what is contrary to interest or advantage; disadvantage while unwillingness is the property of being unwilling.

As a verb disinterest

is to render disinterested.

As an adjective disinterest

is disinterested.

disinterest

English

Noun

(-)
  • (obsolete) What is contrary to interest or advantage; disadvantage.
    • (Glanvill)
  • The absence of bias; impartiality.
  • *2012 , (Christopher Clark), The Sleepwalkers , Penguin 2013, p. 125:
  • *:He maintained a posture of scrupulous disinterest in Balkan affairs […].
  • A lack of interest; indifference, apathy.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To render disinterested.

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) disinterested
  • * Jeremy Taylor
    • The measures they shall walk by shall be disinterest and even.

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    unwillingness

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • The property of being unwilling.