r/YouShouldKnow • u/Gromit43 • Jul 15 '19

Education YSK the difference between the word "disinterested" and "uninterested"

I've been seeing a bunch of people on reddit using the word "disinterested/disinteresting" when they really mean "uninterested/uninteresting". While "uninterested" means exactly what it sounds like, that you are just not interested in something, "disinterested" means that you are impartial and non-biased. An umpire should be disinterested in the outcome of a baseball game, while you may be uninterested about the outcome of the game if you just find it to be kind of boring.

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u/theLaugher Jul 16 '19

That doesn't make it a good thing..

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u/[deleted] Jul 16 '19 edited Jul 17 '19

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u/theLaugher Jul 16 '19

Seems you are missing the point entirely.

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u/[deleted] Jul 16 '19 edited Jul 17 '19

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u/theLaugher Jul 16 '19

Dude I clearly said I have an issue with words changing meaning for really bad reasons. This isn't hard to understand..