Definition of disinclined
:unwilling because of mild dislike or disapproval
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Examples of disinclined in a Sentence
disinclined to pay his friends a visit without calling first
Recent Examples of disinclined from the Web
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Perhaps distracted by all the attention or correctly disinclined to blame the victims instead of the perpetrators of violence, nobody bothered to ask why the College Republicans had invited a guy like Yiannopoulos to speak in the first place.
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Those who have left this life behind seem disinclined to turn back.
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Increasingly, our leaders seem disinclined to help us fulfill that mission — to feed the hungry, care for the sick and comfort those wounded by life.
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Truck drivers are low-level cogs in a big machine, recruited in the U.S. at casinos and other places where smuggling organizations look for people who are down on their luck, desperate for quick cash and disinclined to ask questions.
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Given the highly secretive nature of their show, Game of Thrones show-runners D.B. Weiss and David Benioff are disinclined to give too many interviews taking fans behind the scenes of the popular HBO series.
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Given the highly secretive nature of their show, Game of Thrones show-runners D.B. Weiss and David Benioff are disinclined to give too many interviews taking fans behind the scenes of the popular HBO series.
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Alas, the classical musicians of today seem increasingly disinclined to display the...
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Disinclined to define himself, Handel and the Republicans wisely lashed him to a muddling party.
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First Known Use of disinclined
1647
disinclined Synonyms
Synonyms
cagey (also cagy), hesitant, dubious, indisposed, loath (also loth or loathe), reluctant, reticentAntonyms
disposed, inclinedRelated Words
uneager, unenthusiastic; averse, unwilling; ambivalent, conflicted, doubtful, faltering, halting, indecisive, infirm, irresolute, questioning, skeptical, uncertain, undecided, unsure, vacillating, wobbly (also wabbly); fainthearted, shy, timidNear Antonyms
eager, enthusiastic, glad, happy, keen; ready, willing; certain, decided, determined, resolute, sure, unquestioningSynonym Discussion of disinclined
disinclined, hesitant, reluctant, loath, averse mean lacking the will or desire to do something indicated. disinclined implies lack of taste for or inclination.
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- disinclined to move again
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- disinclined for reading
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- hesitant about asking for a date
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- a reluctant witness
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- seems loath to trust anyone
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- averse to hard work
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- not averse to an occasional drink
DISINCLINED Defined for English Language Learners
disinclined
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Definition of disinclined for English Language Learners
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: not wanting to do something : not inclined to do something
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