disinteresting
- adjective
- /ˌdɪsˈɪntrəstɪŋ/
- The lecture was so disinteresting that half the students fell asleep.
Examples
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Her presentation on the history of paper was disinteresting and made many attendees lose focus.
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The movie received poor reviews because it was disinteresting and failed to engage viewers.
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The popular disinteresting default themes for presentations are the epitome of ill-produced designs.
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The Frosty-Jay relationship isn't disinteresting, and it's well acted enough to convince the audience it's authentic, but nothing really happens along the way so that we really enjoy the ride.
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Synonyms
Not interesting and making you feel tired or impatient
Not exciting and likely to make people bored
Not having new or interesting ideas
Not interesting or exciting
Not interesting or exciting
Making something feel very dull and boring
Not interesting and does not hold attention
Causes people to lose interest because it is dull
Not interesting to watch, read or listen to
Does not interest, excite, or make people feel energetic
Not causing excitement or interest
Boring and not interesting to think about or feel
Very boring and hard to pay attention to
Not making someone feel interested or willing to do something
Antonyms
How Interesting
Surface Forms
Morphology
disinteresting = interesting (semi-transparent) = dis + interest + ing
The relation to 'interesting' is fairly clear, but 'disinteresting' is rare in modern English and its exact nuance can vary between 'not interesting' and 'causing loss of interest'.
Etymology
Disinteresting is made from the negative prefix dis- which means 'not', and interesting, from interest meaning 'wanting to know or pay attention'. So, disinteresting means 'not interesting' — something that makes people lose interest or feel bored.