disincline

[dis-in-klahyn]

See more synonyms for disincline on Thesaurus.com

verb (used with or without object), dis·in·clined, dis·in·clin·ing.

to make or be averse or unwilling: Your rudeness disinclines me to grant your request.

Origin of disincline

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

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018

Related Words for disincline

hinder, prevent, inhibit, frighten, curb, impede, scare, dismay, discourage, dispirit, humble, deter, deject, daunt, demoralize, humiliate, thwart, faze, warn, divert

Examples from the Web for disincline

Historical Examples of disincline

I had heard so many stories of his making "dead sets" at new acquaintances as to disincline me to become one.
John Leech, His Life and Work, Vol. II (of II)
William Powell Frith
The Romans usually had enough to do at home to disincline them from bothering themselves too much with the religion of the Jews.
A Layman's Life of Jesus
Samuel H. M. Byers
At the same time he denounced the authors, so as to disincline the reader to look into their pages for the D'Israelian plagiaries.
Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 2 (of 2)
George Jacob Holyoake
A man may love oysters, but too many oysters will disincline him toward that particular diet.
Revolution and Other Essays
Jack London
The water was so warm as at first to disincline one to enter it, but by degrees the sensation became far from unpleasant.
The Cathedral Towns and Intervening Places of England, Ireland and Scotland:
Thomas W. Silloway

British Dictionary definitions for disincline

disincline

verb

to make or be unwilling, reluctant, or averse

Derived Formsdisinclination (ˌdɪsɪnklɪˈneɪʃən), noun

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for disincline

1640s, from dis- + incline (v.). Related: Disinclined; disinclining.