Cold
Cold adjective - Having or showing a lack of friendliness or interest in others.
Usage example: received a cold reception from the hostess
Disinterested and cold are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Disinterested" instead an adjective "Cold".
Disinterested
Disinterested adjective - Having or showing a lack of interest or concern.
Usage example: the city's philistines, naturally disinterested in art, voted to cut the museum's budget
Cold and disinterested are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cold" instead an adjective "Disinterested".
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By the book Cross Roads, however, it becomes painfully clear that both relationships are falling apart, because Little Fish and Stu Franklin are becoming increasingly cold, distant, and disinterested in their girlfriends.
Source: All Girls Want Bad Boys
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