verb transitiveWord forms: ˌdisinˈclined or ˌdisinˈclining
to make unwilling or reluctant
disincline in American English
(ˌdɪsɪnˈklain)
transitive verb or intransitive verbWord forms: -clined, -clining
to make or be averse or unwilling
Your rudeness disinclines me to grant your request
Word origin
[1640–50; dis-1 + incline]This word is first recorded in the period 1640–50. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: datum, electric, impulse, intrigue, submarine
Examples of 'disincline' in a sentence
disincline
Loser pays, it is argued, would disincline would-be litigants to assert good-faith positions.