disinclination

[ dis-in-kluh-ney-shuhn, dis-in- ]
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noun
  1. the absence of inclination; reluctance; unwillingness.

Origin of disinclination

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

Words Nearby disinclination

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How to use disinclination in a sentence

  • 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 | THE 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 | THE DAILY BEAST
  • Here was one cause of his disinclination to meet his wife—having to keep up the farce of Dr. Ashton's action.

    Elster's Folly | Mrs. Henry Wood
  • His flow of speech is incessant; he seems not a whit disconcerted by my evident disinclination to talk.

    Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist | Alexander Berkman
  • There is a marked disinclination on the part of those who have been our slaves to accept orders from anyone.

    The Double Four | E. Phillips Oppenheim