disinclination

English

Etymology

From dis- +‎ inclination.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌdɪsɪŋklɪˈneɪʃən/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -eɪʃən
• Hyphenation: dis‧in‧cli‧na‧tion

Noun

disinclination (countable and uncountable, plural disinclinations)

1. The state of being disinclined; want of propensity, desire, or affection; slight aversion or dislike

   Synonym: indisposition

   strong disinclination

   natural disinclination

   disinclination to act

   He showed a marked disinclination to speak.

   There was a general disinclination to change old habits.

Translations

the state of being disinclined

• Bulgarian: нежелание (bg) n (neželanie), неохота (bg) f (neohota)
• Finnish: vastahakoisuus (fi), haluttomuus (fi)
• Hindi: विमुखता (hi) f (vimukhtā)
• Irish: leisce f
• Romanian: indispoziție (ro) f