Question

My interest was ______ when I found out he was a ______ chess player.

Answer 1

My interest was lost when I found out he was a good chess player.

Answer 2

Assuming that we must fill the blanks with adjectives:

My interest was ‘elevated’ when I found out he was a ‘renowned’ chess player.

Or

My interest was ‘deteriorating’ when I found out he was a ‘unsuccessful’ chess player.