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disinclination - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'disinclination' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Disinclination [ n.]
- The state of being disinclined; want of propensity, desire, or affection; slight aversion or dislike; indisposition.

Meaning of 'disinclination' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . disinclination [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a certain degree of unwillingness
Example in sentence:
  • a reluctance to commit himself;
  • after some hesitation he agreed;
  • his hesitancy revealed his basic indisposition
Meaning (2):
- that toward which you are inclined to feel dislike
Example in sentence:
  • his disinclination for modesty is well known