Meanings
adjectivedisinclined (not comparable)
- not comparableNot inclined; having a disinclination; being unwilling, reluctant.
It is not surprising that the real scholar or expert and the practical man of affairs often feel contemptuous about the intellectual, are disinclined to recognize his power, and are resentful when they discover it.
1949, F. A. Hayek, “The Intellectuals and Socialism”, in University of Chicago Law Review, volume 16, number 3, Chicago: University of Chicago, →DOI, page 421
verb
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of disincline
Synonyms & antonyms
Opposite
adjectiveunwilling because of mild dislike or disapproval
Opposite
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latindis-
- Old Frenchdes-
- Latindis-
- Middle Englishdis-
- Englishdis-
- Englishinclined
- Englishdisinclined
Translations
Hindi विमुख
- विमुख (vimukh)being unwilling
Māori ngākaukore, kōroiroi
- ngākaukorebeing unwilling
- kōroiroibeing unwilling
- whakawhēuauabeing unwilling
- kotobeing unwilling
- horokukūbeing unwilling
Cite this entry
APA
disinclined. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disinclined
MLA
“disinclined.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disinclined. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “disinclined,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disinclined.
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