disinclination
Syllables: dis·in·cli·na·tion/ˌdɪsɪŋklɪˈneɪʃən/
disinclination noun: the state of being disinclined; want of propensity, desire, or affection; slight aversion or dislike.
Noun
disinclination (countable and uncountable, plural disinclinations)
- The state of being disinclined; want of propensity, desire, or affection; slight aversion or dislike
- strong disinclination
- natural disinclination
- Synonyms:
- indisposition
disinclination meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada
disinclination in Hindi
- the state of being disinclined
- विमुखता vimukhtā
disinclination in Tamil
- மனமின்மை, நாட்டமின்மை, தயக்கம்
disinclination in Malayalam
- lack of enthusiasm, reluctance, unwillingness
- പരാങ്മുഖത, വെെമനസ്യം, വിമുഖത, വിമുഖത്വം, അരുതായ, താൽപര്യമില്ലായ്മ
disinclination in Kannada
- ಒಲ್ಲವಿಲ್ಲದಿರುವುದು, ಅನಿಚ್ಛೆ, ನಿರಾಸಕ್ತಿ
Examples of disinclination in a sentence
- disinclination to act
- He showed a marked disinclination to speak.
- I notice in you a chronic disinclination to take me seriously, Louis.1914, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados:
Synonyms of disinclination
Forms of disinclination
| plural | disinclinations |
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Origin of disinclination
From dis- + inclination.
Words that rhyme with disinclination
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
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- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about disinclination
- What does disinclination mean?
- Disinclination means the state of being disinclined; want of propensity, desire, or affection; slight aversion or dislike.
- What is disinclination in Hindi?
- Disinclination in Hindi is विमुखता (vimukhtā). See Disinclination meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use disinclination in a sentence?
- disinclination to act
- What part of speech is disinclination?
- Disinclination is a noun.
- How do you pronounce disinclination?
- Disinclination is pronounced /ˌdɪsɪŋklɪˈneɪʃən/.
- What is the plural of disinclination?
- The plural of disinclination is disinclinations.
Words near disinclination in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: disinclination (page history and authors); disinclination (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); disinclination (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); disinclination (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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