disinclination
pronunciation
How to pronounce disinclination in British English:
UK [ˌdɪsˌɪnklɪˈneɪʃn]
How to pronounce disinclination in American English:
US [dɪsˌɪnkləˈneʃən]
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- Noun:
- that toward which you are inclined to feel dislike
- a certain degree of unwillingness
Word Origin
- disinclination (n.)
- 1640s; see dis- + inclination.
Example
- 1. Having or proceeding from a disinclination to call attention to oneself ; retiring or diffident .
- 2. Feeling of unwillingness or disinclination to do sth.
- 3. " The interest with so small to a minute " , my disinclination .
- 4. Recently I supported the bank of england 's disinclination to cut rates against my own instincts when we were faced with rising inflation from energy and commodity prices .
- 5. " Much benevolence of the passive order may be traced to a disinclination to inflict pain upon oneself " ( george meredith ) .