disinterest

Beer brewers have been worried for some time about pressure on their business from younger drinkers’ interest in different types of alcoholic beverages, as well as their growing disinterest in alcohol more generally.

A morgue visit elicits disinterest and little more than a body count, with Sara wondering if “ten makes a massacre. I only counted six.”

So when those days roll around, it goes without saying: you don’t want a “mid” ham, the kind your guests push around on their plates with polite disinterest.

Maybe it’s our growing disinterest with consumption; two-thirds of American shoppers say they intend to spend less this year.

For instance, French women eat small portions and drink red wine — never mind the leisurely, three-hour meals and a cultural disinterest in snacking.