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disinclination
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dis·in·cli·na·tion  (ds-nkl-nshn)
n.
A lack of inclination; a mild aversion or reluctance.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.disinclination - that toward which you are inclined to feel dislike; "his disinclination for modesty is well known"
dislike - a feeling of aversion or antipathy; "my dislike of him was instinctive"
inclination - that toward which you are inclined to feel a liking; "her inclination is for classical music"
2.disinclination - a certain degree of unwillingness; "a reluctance to commit himself"; "his hesitancy revealed his basic indisposition"; "after some hesitation he agreed"
sloth, slothfulness - a disinclination to work or exert yourself
involuntariness, unwillingness - the trait of being unwilling; "his unwillingness to cooperate vetoed every proposal I made"; "in spite of our warnings he plowed ahead with the involuntariness of an automaton"

disinclination
noun reluctance, aversion, unwillingness, opposition, resistance, dislike, objection, antipathy, demur, lack of enthusiasm, repugnance, lack of desire, hesitance, loathness They are showing a disinclination to pursue these opportunities.
Translations
disinclination [ˌdɪsɪnklɪˈneɪʃən] N (frm) → poca disposición f (for, to do sth a a hacer algo) one of his characteristics was an extreme disinclination to part with moneyuna de sus características era su extremado apego al dinero
they showed a marked disinclination to compromisese mostraron manifiestamente reacios a comprometerse

disinclination [ˌdɪsɪnklɪˈneɪʃən] n (= reluctance) → réticence f
to show a disinclination for sth → manifester peu d'enthousiasme envers qch
to show a disinclination to do sth → être réticent(e) à faire qch, montrer peu d'empressement à faire qch

disinclination
nAbneigung f, → Unlust f

disinclination [ˌdɪsɪnklɪˈneɪʃn] n (frm) disinclination (for/to do)riluttanza (a/a fare)
disinclination [ˌdɪsɪnklɪˈneɪʃn] n (frm) disinclination (for/to do)riluttanza (a/a fare)

disinclination
n disinclination [disinkliˈneiʃən]
unwillingness a disinclination to work. afkeer, teensin, weersin كَراهِيَه، نُفور، عَدَم رَغْبَه нежелание neochota, nechuť uvillighed; utilbøjelighed die Abneigung απροθυμία aversión vastumeelsus عدم تمایل؛ اکراه haluttomuus répugnance אִי-נְכוֹנוּת अरूचि, अनिच्छा nevoljkost idegenkedés keengganan óvilji, tregða avversione 気乗りのしないこと 마음 내키지 않음 nenoras nepatika; nevēlēšanās rasa keberatan onwil ulyst, motvilje, uvilje niechęć aversão repulsie нежелание nechuť odpor (do) nevoljnost obenägenhet, olust ความไม่เต็มใจ isteksizlik 不願 несхильність; небажання بے رغبتی sự miễn cưỡng
adj disinˈclined [-ˈklaind]
unwilling (to do something) I am disinclined to help. ongeneë, teësinnig عَديم الرَّغْبَه، غَيْر راغِب несклонен neochotný uvillig; utilbøjelig abgeneigt απρόθυμος poco dispuesto ei soovi (midagi teha) بی میل haluton peu disposé נוֹטֶה לְסָרֵב अनिच्छुक, अप्रवृत्त nevoljan vonakodó enggan frábitinn, tregur riluttante, restio ~の気にならない 마음이 내키지 않는 nenorintis, neturintis noro negribīgs; bez vēlēšanās (kaut ko darīt) merasa berat niet geneigd uvillig, motvillig, utilbøyelig usposobiony niechętnie nu prea dispus (să) не имеющий желания neochotný nenaklonjen nevoljno ovillig ไม่เต็มใจ isteksiz 不願意的 такий, що відбиває охоту بے رغبت miễn cưỡng


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