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disinclined

UK/dɪs.ɪŋˈklaɪnd/

disinclined adjective: not inclined; having a disinclination; being unwilling, reluctant. Also the simple past and past participle of disincline.

Adjective

disinclined (not comparable)

  1. Not inclined; having a disinclination; being unwilling, reluctant.
    • It is not surprising that the real scholar or expert and the practical man of affairs often feel contemptuous about the intellectual, are disinclined to recognize his power, and are resentful when they discover it.1949, F. A. Hayek, “The Intellectuals and Socialism”, in University of Chicago Law Review, volume 16, number 3, Chicago: University of Chicago, →DOI, page 421

Also used as

disinclined is also the simple past and past participle of disincline.

disinclined meaning in Hindi

disinclined in Hindi

being unwilling
विमुख vimukh

Antonyms of disinclined

Origin of disinclined

From dis- + inclined.

Questions about disinclined

What does disinclined mean?
Disinclined means not inclined; having a disinclination; being unwilling, reluctant.
What is disinclined in Hindi?
Disinclined in Hindi is विमुख (vimukh). See Disinclined meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is disinclined?
Disinclined is an adjective.
How do you pronounce disinclined?
Disinclined is pronounced /dɪs.ɪŋˈklaɪnd/ (UK).

Words near disinclined in the dictionary

  1. disincentivizes
  2. disincentivizing
  3. disinclination
  4. disinclinations
  5. disincline
  6. disinclined
  7. disinclines
  8. disinclining
  9. disinclose
  10. disinclosed
  11. disincloses

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