uninterested
adj.not feeling any interest or curiosity about something. You use this when you simply do not care about a topic or activity.
adj.lacking interest, curiosity, or concern; indifferent. Often used predicatively after linking verbs like 'seem' or 'appear'.
“He looked completely uninterested in the movie.”
“The students seemed uninterested in the lecture until the professor started sharing personal stories.”
“Despite the high stakes of the negotiation, the lead diplomat appeared strangely uninterested, barely glancing at the documents presented by the opposing side.”
Often follows linking verbs such as 'be', 'seem', or 'look'. Frequently takes the preposition 'in'.
uninterested vs disinterested — Disinterested means you have no personal stake in the outcome; uninterested means you find the subject boring.
Learners confuse 'uninterested' (bored/indifferent) with 'disinterested' (impartial/neutral).
“Evans is even-handed, but there is little here to make the reader warm to Edward – an entitled, selfish man uninterested in the wishes of others.”
From un- + interested.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.