Definition of disinclination Disinclination

/dɪsɪnklʌnejˈʃʌn/ - [disinkluneyshun] - dis•in•cli•na•tion

We found 7 definitions of disinclination from 6 different sources.

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What does disinclination mean?

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WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: disinclinations

disinclination - that toward which you are inclined to feel dislike; "his disinclination for modesty is well known"
  dislike a feeling of aversion or antipathy; "my dislike of him was instinctive"
disinclination - a certain degree of unwillingness; "a reluctance to commit himself"; "his hesitancy revealed his basic indisposition"; "after some hesitation he agreed"
  reluctance, hesitancy, hesitation, indisposition
  involuntariness, unwillingness the trait of being unwilling; "his unwillingness to cooperate vetoed every proposal I made"; "in spite of our warnings he plowed ahead with the involuntariness of an automaton"
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • disinclination (n.)
    The state of being disinclined; want of propensity, desire, or affection; slight aversion or dislike; indisposition.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • disinclination
    A certain degree of unwillingness.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • disinclination
    dis-in-kli-nā′shun, n. want of inclination: unwillingness.—v.t. Disincline′, to turn away inclination from: to excite the dislike or aversion of.—adj. Disinclined′, not inclined: averse

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