Synonyms for disinclination
dɪsˌɪn kləˈneɪ ʃən, ˌdɪs ɪn-dis·in·cli·na·tion

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1. disinclinationnoun

   that toward which you are inclined to feel dislike

   "his disinclination for modesty is well known"

   Synonyms:
   reluctance, hesitation, hesitancy, indisposition

   Antonyms:
   inclination

2. reluctance, hesitancy, hesitation, disinclination, indispositionnoun

   a certain degree of unwillingness

   "a reluctance to commit himself"; "his hesitancy revealed his basic indisposition"; "after some hesitation he agreed"

   Synonyms:
   hesitance, hesitation, reluctance, falter, wavering, indisposition, faltering, vacillation, waver, hesitancy

   Antonyms:
   inclination

Matched Categories

1. • Dislike
   • Unwillingness

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1. disinclinationnoun

   Synonyms:
   indisposition, reluctance, repugnance, aversion, unwillingness

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1. Jane Austen:

   I pay very little regard...to what any young person says on the subject of marriage. If they profess a disinclination for it, I only set it down that they have not yet seen the right person.

2. Douglas Adams:

   Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.