What does disinclination mean?
Definitions for disinclination
dɪsˌɪn kləˈneɪ ʃən, ˌdɪs ɪn-dis·in·cli·na·tion
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Princeton's WordNet
disinclinationnoun
that toward which you are inclined to feel dislike
"his disinclination for modesty is well known"
reluctance, hesitancy, hesitation, disinclination, indispositionnoun
a certain degree of unwillingness
"a reluctance to commit himself"; "his hesitancy revealed his basic indisposition"; "after some hesitation he agreed"
Wiktionary
disinclinationnoun
The state of being disinclined; want of propensity, desire, or affection; slight aversion or dislike; indisposition.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Disinclinationnoun
Want of affection; slight, dislike; ill will not heightened to aversion.
Etymology: from disincline.
Disappointment gave him a disinclination to the fair sex, for whom he does not express all the respect possible. Scriblerus Club .
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disinclination
Disinclination is a feeling of not wanting to do something; a lack or absence of desire or willingness; a reluctance or lack of enthusiasm. It refers to a state or attitude of being unwilling or averse to something.
Webster Dictionary
Disinclinationnoun
the state of being disinclined; want of propensity, desire, or affection; slight aversion or dislike; indisposition
Chambers 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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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of disinclination in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of disinclination in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of disinclination in a Sentence
Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.
I pay very little regard...to what any young person says on the subject of marriage. If they profess a disinclination for it, I only set it down that they have not yet seen the right person.
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