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disinclination

di·sinc·li·nation

UK/ˌdɪsɪŋklɪˈneɪʃən/ US/dɪsɪnklʌˈneɪʃʌn/ uncommon

noun

1.

that toward which you are inclined to feel dislike

  • “his disinclination for modesty is well known”
Antonyms
2.

a certain degree of unwillingness

  • “a reluctance to commit himself”
  • “his hesitancy revealed his basic indisposition”
  • “after some hesitation he agreed”

Origin

From dis- + inclination.

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