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Uninterested vs Contemptuous - What's the difference?

uninterested | contemptuous | Related terms |

Uninterested is a related term of contemptuous.


As adjectives the difference between uninterested and contemptuous

is that uninterested is (obsolete) unmotivated by personal interest; unbiased, disinterested while contemptuous is showing contempt; expressing disdain; showing a lack of respect.

uninterested

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (obsolete) Unmotivated by personal interest; unbiased, disinterested.
  • Not interested; indifferent, not concerned.
    • I was uninterested in the TV program, so I read a book instead.

    See also

    * disinterested

    contemptuous

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Showing contempt; expressing disdain; showing a lack of respect.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1922, author=(Ben Travers)
    • , chapter=5, title= A Cuckoo in the Nest , passage=The most rapid and most seductive transition in all human nature is that which attends the palliation of a ravenous appetite.

    Derived terms

    * contemptuously

    Related terms

    * contempt