disinclination

dis·in·cli·na·tion
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/ˌdɪsɪŋklɪˈneɪʃən/

noun

The state of being disinclined; want of propensity, desire, or affection; slight aversion or dislike

“strong disinclination”

Similar
indispositionreluctancehesitancyhesitation
Opposite
inclination
OriginEnglish inclination ← Middle English dis- ← Latin dis- →
UncommonScrabble 17
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Meanings

noundisinclination (countable and uncountable, plural disinclinations)

plural disinclinations

  1. countableuncountableThe state of being disinclined; want of propensity, desire, or affection; slight aversion or dislike

    strong disinclination

    4 more examples

    natural disinclination

    disinclination to act

    He showed a marked disinclination to speak.

    I notice in you a chronic disinclination to take me seriously, Louis. It is really—to an Englishman—almost painful.

    1914, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], Max Carrados

    Synonyms: indisposition

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe state of being disinclined; want of propensity, desire, or affection; slight aversion or dislike

Similar
indisposition

More synonyms by meaning

nounthat toward which you are inclined to feel dislike

Opposite
inclination
Broader
dislike

nouna certain degree of unwillingness

Similar
reluctancehesitancyhesitationindisposition
Broader
unwillingnessinvoluntariness
Also see
aversenessaversiondisgusthesitancyhesitationindispositionreluctancereticence

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latindis-
  2. Old Frenchdes-
  3. Latindis-
  4. Middle Englishdis-
  5. Englishdis-
  6. Englishinclination
  7. Englishdisinclination

From dis- + inclination.

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Translations

Bulgarian нежелание, неохота
  • нежелание (neželanie)the state of being disinclined
  • неохота (neohota)the state of being disinclined
Finnish vastahakoisuus, haluttomuus
  • vastahakoisuusthe state of being disinclined
  • haluttomuusthe state of being disinclined
Hindi विमुखता
  • विमुखता (vimukhtā)the state of being disinclined
Irish leisce
  • leiscethe state of being disinclined
Romanian indispoziție
  • indispozițiethe state of being disinclined

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with disinclination

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APA

disinclination. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disinclination

MLA

“disinclination.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disinclination. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “disinclination,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disinclination.

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