Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- adj. Unwilling or reluctant: They were usually disinclined to socialize.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
- adj. not inclined; having a disinclination; being unwilling
- v. Simple past tense and past participle of disincline.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adj. unwilling because of mild dislike or disapproval
Etymologies
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Examples
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Cornyn said he is "disinclined" to support any tax increases as part of a defict reduction package.
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As for his own future, Mr. Cooper said he's received a number of calls urging him to challenge State Senator Carl Marcellino, but said he's "disinclined" toward such a run.
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It became kind of disinclined to really make any sacrifices.
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And a CIA analyst with direct knowledge of the case said that the returned scientist had become the centre of a propaganda war and that the agency was "disinclined" to remain silent while Tehran scored points against Washington.
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Outgoing Council President Scott Peters said he doesn't think San Diego faces imminent bankruptcy, and is "disinclined" to support Aguirre's recommendation to hire the law firm.
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(Said plan honestly doesn't sound that bad to me, but I'm just kind of disinclined to trust the dude) Pickens was just another obscure billionaire who looked like a heavily made-up Tom Wilkinson and was an ardent Bush Ranger up until a few years ago, when his debut in the public consciousness - long before he realized that all cars should run on clean national gas (he knows a guy who can get you a deal) (a guy named T. Boone Pickens, be-otch) and that wind farms (cf previous parentheses) were the way to go - came via his donation of
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A stunning number of slaves agreed with their masters that they were biologically disinclined to work.
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The bill was intended to give the Obama Administration leverage (which the White House seems quite disinclined to use) in continuing talks with Beijing about China's manipulation of its currency.
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And someone on that walk may be disinclined, if not unable, to make the distinction between the Yalie whose father went to Yale and the Yalie whose father was a dry cleaner.
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Kelly keeps a Facebook page, but explains that he is disinclined to post regular bulletins on his wife's progress or second-guess medical opinion.
Gabrielle Giffords's astronaut husband prepares for space mission
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