disinclination

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes
US /ˌdɪsɪnklɪˈneɪʃən/ UK /ˌdɪsɪnklɪˈneɪʃən/
noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    a reluctance or unwillingness to do something

    She felt a strong disinclination to revisit the painful subject.

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Synonyms
1 noun · a reluctance or... reluctanceunwillingnessaversionhesitancyloathnessindisposition
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Etymology

From dis- ('not') + inclination; inclination from Latin inclinatio ('a leaning'), from inclinare ('to lean toward'), from in- ('toward') + clinare ('to bend, lean').

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