disinclination

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

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noun

the absence of inclination; reluctance; unwillingness.

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Origin of disinclination

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

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Related Words

opposition distaste displeasure repugnance objection aversion reluctance resistance indisposition demur alienation antipathy disfavor dislike dissatisfaction hatred hesitance disrelish

Examples from the Web for disinclination

Contemporary Examples

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
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

Historical Examples

And the reason of his disinclination was that he scarcely desired to encounter Geraldine.
A Great Man
Arnold Bennett
My disinclination for it before was affected, but now it is real.
Jane Austen, Her Life and Letters
William Austen-Leigh and Richard Arthur Austen-Leigh
I had never been in a plane in my life, and this for no other reason than disinclination.
Greener Than You Think
Ward Moore
He started to walk home, but still felt that disinclination to face the colonel.
Jack O' Judgment
Edgar Wallace
Why this weariness, this disinclination to speak, unless it be shouting or raving?
Virgin Soil
Ivan S. Turgenev

Word Origin and History for disinclination

n.

1640s; see dis- + inclination.

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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper