loss of interest

Caring fades away

Loss of interest is a diminished engagement with something that previously held attention or appeal.

The phrase often describes emotional or psychological withdrawal: His loss of interest in hobbies worried his family.

In finance, loss of interest refers to forfeited earnings on money: Late payment resulted in a loss of interest on the account.

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disengagement · tuning out · zoning out · numbness · fatigue · burnout · running on empty · detachment · withdrawal · listlessness · ennui · flatness · anhedonia · dead inside · depression · malaise · stagnation · dullness

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Opposites
engagement level

loss of interestfascination

Intense absorbed interest

captivation · passion · renewed interest · absorption · engrossment

motivational state

loss of interestinspiration

Source of creative impulse

invigoration · reinvigoration · drive · zeal · fervor

emotional investment

loss of interestpassion

Intense emotional drive

enthusiasm · excitement · ardor · fervor · zeal

Family

loss, losses, lose, loses, losing, loser, losers, lost, interest

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G