disincline
Americanverb (used with or without object)
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Walrath rejected the argument that allowing an insider trading lawsuit would disincline creditors from negotiating Chapter 11 plans.
From BusinessWeek ● Sep. 14, 2011
“Service organizational cultures disincline the Pentagon to field capabilities for irregular warfare that compete with established warfighting programs,” Lamb said.
From Washington Post
"I said that to disincline you to marry me."
From Joseph II. and His Court by Mühlbach, L. (Luise)
This must not, however, disincline us to the weighty consideration that thoughtfulness and a desire to rest all our convictions on grounds of right reasoning, are inseparable from the character of a Christian.
From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 13 — Religion and Philosophy by Hammerton, John Alexander, Sir
A man may love oysters, but too many oysters will disincline him toward that particular diet.
From Revolution, and Other Essays by London, Jack
Mr. Burnham seems disinclined to try even that, while promising to ramp-up other domestic spending.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
“I’m disinclined just to say women need to be trying harder,” said Chris Martin, senior economist for Glassdoor.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 6, 2026
Still, taking that on faith is something investors appear disinclined to do.
From Barron's ● Feb. 25, 2026
However bored the person helping you at the window may seem, or if they’re disinclined to return your cheery hello, that person in line before you may have been a jerk.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2025
He seemed disinclined to talk with me, and I was glad not to talk with him.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
"Ay, my liege, save that he complained of a strange oppressiveness, disinclining him for all exertion."
From The Vale of Cedars by Aguilar, Grace
People that are for ever speaking kindly, are for ever disinclining themselves to ill-temper.
From Friends and Neighbors by Arthur, T. S. (Timothy Shay)
People that are forever speaking kindly, are forever disinclining themselves to ill-temper.
From The Gentlemen's Book of Etiquette and Manual of Politeness Being a Complete Guide for a Gentleman's Conduct in all his Relations Towards Society by Hartley, Cecil B.
The main seat of the imitative part of our nature is our belief, and the causes predisposing us to believe this, or disinclining us to believe that, are among the obscurest parts of our nature.
From Physics and Politics, or, Thoughts on the application of the principles of "natural selection" and "inheritance" to political society by Bagehot, Walter
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