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Disinclination (Noun)

Meaning 1

That toward which you are inclined to feel dislike; "his disinclination for modesty is well known".

Classification

Nouns denoting feelings and emotions.

Examples

  • His loud voice and gruff demeanor gave everyone a strong disinclination to talk to him.
  • Her obvious disdain for people from that region created a widespread disinclination to interact with her.
  • After his disastrous previous experiences, he developed a disinclination to invest in new startups.
  • His impulsive behavior had given many people a strong disinclination to work with him.
  • The gruesome description of the disease's symptoms gave the young medical student a deep disinclination to specialize in that area.

Antonyms

  • Inclination

Meaning 2

A certain degree of unwillingness; "a reluctance to commit himself"; "his hesitancy revealed his basic indisposition"; "after some hesitation he agreed".

Classification

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.

Synonyms

  • Indisposition
  • Hesitancy
  • Hesitation
  • Reluctance

Hypernyms

  • Unwillingness
  • Involuntariness

Hyponyms

  • Sloth
  • Slothfulness

Related Words

  • Disincline (verb)
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