lose interest

Meaning

This expression means to stop being curious, excited, or concerned about something. In academic contexts, it often describes students who no longer find a subject engaging or a research topic worth pursuing. It is a neutral phrase suitable for both writing and speaking.

Examples

• Many students lose interest in mathematics when the concepts become too abstract.

  Many students lose interest in mathematics when the concepts become too abstract.

• She started the research project with enthusiasm but began to lose interest after a few weeks.

  She started the research project with enthusiasm but began to lose interest after a few weeks.

• If the lectures are not interactive, listeners may quickly lose interest.

  If the lectures are not interactive, listeners may quickly lose interest.

• He decided to change his major because he had lost interest in political science.

  He decided to change his major because he had lost interest in political science.

• It is common to lose interest in a hobby if you do not practice it regularly.

  It is common to lose interest in a hobby if you do not practice it regularly.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ He lost the interest in biology.

  ✓ He lost interest in biology.

  Do not use the definite article 'the' before 'interest' in this common collocation.

• ✗ Many students lose interest of the class.

  ✓ Many students lose interest in the class.

  The preposition 'in' is always used after 'lose interest' when referring to the topic or activity.

Related Expressions

Practice

• If you don't find the lectures engaging, you might ___ in the course.

  💡 Stop being excited or curious about something.

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  lose interest

• It is easy to ___ in a project when you encounter too many technical difficulties.

  💡 To stop caring or being enthusiastic about an activity.

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  lose interest