Word: disinteresting
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...much more likely to entertain such tendencies without rather than with antidepressants. Without the use of antidepressants they will be more likely to fall victim to the self-destructive patterns of depression, which are limitless: disturbed sleep and eating, inability to derive pleasure from activities one previously enjoyed, disinterest in families and friends. In short, a paralysis of normal functioning that is depression’s hallmark...
...with the purchasing power or the child reader? Parents are the gatekeepers and the ultimate actors behind the sales of these books. But some parents who review children’s books on online review forums such as Amazon.com give detailed accounts of their children’s boredom, disinterest or genuine dislike of their books, and they have taken action accordingly. Though children are at the end of the consumption chain, their position is important nonetheless...
...internal debate within the Administration to go to the U.N.," says a Republican Senator. "But the French ratted out on him. That lowered his stock." The next weekend Powell flew to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, and friends found him despondent. "He was frustrated by the disinterest of the allies," says a Congressman who spoke to him at Davos. "He had laid out the facts about Iraq's transgressions. He truly believed we'd done all we could on the diplomatic front. We'd exhausted it." Resolution 1441, Powell said grimly...
...only found support from both the president and provost,” he said. “The fact that I’m reporting to the provost instead of president is not a sign of disinterest...
Perversely, then, his disinterest in liberal arts classes hindered his ability to get a job in the world of finance. “I would enjoy [business] classes more than a class on Charlemagne and the Birth of Medieval Civ,” he said in October. Perhaps he might have better grades had his education not been so well-rounded...