disinclined
1disinclined — adj Disinclined, indisposed, hesitant, reluctant, loath, averse mean manifesting neither the will nor the desire to do or to have anything to do with something indicated or understood. Disinclined implies a lack of taste or inclination for… …
2disinclined — (adj.) 1640s, from DIS (Cf. dis ) + INCLINE (Cf. incline) (v.). Related: Disinclined …
3disinclined — I adjective adverse, against, antagonistic, antipathetic, antipathetical, averse, aversus, balking, contrary, counter, demurring, disaffected, dissenting, dissident, faltering, grudging, hesitant, indisposed, laggard, loath, noncooperating, not… …
4disinclined — [adj] unwilling afraid, antipathetic, averse, backward, balking, doubtful, dubious, hesitating, indisposed, loath, not in the mood*, objecting, opposed, protesting, reluctant, resistant, shy, shying, slow, sticking, uneager, unsympathetic;… …
5disinclined — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ reluctant; unwilling …
6disinclined — [dis΄inklīnd′] adj. unwilling; reluctant SYN. RELUCTANT …
7disinclined — adjective Date: 1647 unwilling because of mild dislike or disapproval Synonyms: disinclined, hesitant, reluctant, loath, averse mean lacking the will or desire to do something indicated. disinclined implies lack of taste for or inclination <… …
8disinclined — adj. (cannot stand alone) disinclined to + inf. (he seems disinclined to put up resistance) * * * (cannot stand alone) disinclined to + int. (he seems disinclined to put up resistance) …
9disinclined — [[t]dɪ̱sɪnkla͟ɪnd[/t]] ADJ: v link ADJ, usu ADJ to inf If you are disinclined to do something, you do not want to do it. [FORMAL] He was disinclined to talk about himself, especially to his students... They are disinclined to use violence because …
10Disinclined — Disincline Dis in*cline , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disinclined}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disinclining}.] To incline away the affections of; to excite a slight aversion in; to indispose; to make unwilling; to alienate. [1913 Webster] Careful . . . to… …