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disinclination

[ dis-in-kluh-ney-shuh n, dis-in- ]

/ dɪsˌɪn kləˈneɪ ʃən, ˌdɪs ɪn- /

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noun

the absence of inclination; reluctance; unwillingness.

Origin of disinclination

First recorded in 1640–50; dis-¹ + inclination

Words nearby disinclination

disillusionize, disimpassioned, disimprison, disincentive, disincentivize, disinclination, disincline, disinclined, disincorporate, disinfect, disinfectant

Example sentences from the Web for disinclination

So, 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