Some kids become high-achievers to compensate for their parents' disinterest.
1 the fact of having no involvement in or receiving no special advantage or good from a situation or event: --
Their close and financially rewarding relationship was sufficient to call into question the independence and disinterest of the directors.
He gave an impression of calm disinterest in the world about him.
We have no intention either of cramping the full, natural expansion of road transport or of disinteresting ourselves in the future of the railways.
Schelling's abiding interests in nature and mythology are combined with a relative disinterest in politics.
Instead, he reassures the state of the real value of governmental disinterest, allowing market relations to adjust themselves spontaneously.
Indeed, disinterest in appearance is one measure of the perfection of his women and his portrayal of them.
Of particular concern from this study was the disinterest of general practitioners in research and further work is needed to identify the reasons for this.
Instead, he seems to regard objects with as much interest as people, whom he regards with disinterest or even avoidance.
Such omissions suggest either disinterest or concerns about future publication.
With regard to attitude, the adult either expressed interest or disinterest in the object.
