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[ dis-in-kluh-ney-shuhn, dis-in- ] / dɪsˌɪn kləˈneɪ ʃən, ˌdɪs ɪn- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR disinclination ON THESAURUS.COM
nounthe absence of inclination; reluctance; unwillingness. Origin of disinclinationFirst recorded in 1640–50; dis-1 + inclination Words nearby disinclinationdisillusionment, disimpassioned, disimprison, disincentive, disincentivize, disinclination, disincline, disinclined, disincorporate, disinfect, disinfectant Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for disinclinationSo, however, does a disinclination to live at the margins, on the edge, with the unexpected. Dreams of His Mother|Stacy Schiff|May 3, 2011|DAILY BEAST Too many in the opinion world have a disinclination to call out their own side. Glenn Beck's Toxic Legacy|Howard Kurtz|April 11, 2011|DAILY BEAST I understood my lady's disinclination to face Sergeant Cuff with such an answer from her daughter as that. The Moonstone|Wilkie Collins She, at all events, showed no disinclination to chat with her neighbours. A Maid of the Silver Sea|John Oxenham
"I've no disinclination whatsomdever to the job," said the burly shipmaster. Boscobel: or, the royal oak|William Harrison Ainsworth As this accumulation grows there come with it a muscular slackness and a disinclination to exercise. Keeping Fit All the Way|Walter Camp I was grumbling at the Bishop; but really I can understand his disinclination to countenance Burrowes. The Altar Steps|Compton MacKenzie
Words related to disinclinationopposition, distaste, displeasure, repugnance, objection, aversion, reluctance, resistance, indisposition, demur, alienation, antipathy, disfavor, dislike, dissatisfaction, hatred, hesitance, disrelish, loathness |