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Disinclined definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DISINCLINED, pp. Not inclined; averse.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: unwilling because of mild dislike or disapproval; "disinclined to say anything to anybody" [ant: inclined]

Merriam Webster's

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 <disinclined to move again> <disinclined for reading>. hesitant implies a holding back especially through fear or uncertainty <hesitant about asking for a date>. reluctant implies a holding back through unwillingness <a reluctant witness>. loath implies hesitancy because of conflict with one's opinions, predilections, or liking <seems loath to trust anyone>. averse implies a holding back from or avoiding because of distaste or repugnance <averse to hard work> <not averse to an occasional drink>.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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. Careful . . . to disincline them from any reverence or affection to the Queen. --Clarendon. To social scenes by nature disinclined. --Cowper.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

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... = reluctant, unwilling ADJ: v-link ADJ, usu ADJ to-inf

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a. Unwilling, indisposed, reluctant, averse.

Moby Thesaurus

afraid, allergic, antipathetic, at odds, averse, backward, balking, boggling, cursory, differing, disaffected, disagreeing, disenchanted, disobedient, displeased, doubtful, dubious, forced, fractious, hesitant, hostile, indisposed, indocile, involuntary, loath, mutinous, not charmed, objecting, opposed, opposing, perfunctory, protesting, put off, recalcitrant, refractory, reluctant, resistant, resisting, shy, sticking, stickling, sulky, sullen, unconsenting, unfriendly, unsympathetic, unwilling