disincline

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˌdɪsɪnˈklaɪn/ UK /ˌdɪsɪnˈklaɪn/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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verb
to make someone unwilling or reluctant to do or accept something

The hostile reception may disincline investors to support the proposal.

Verb forms

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Synonyms

1 verb · to make someone unwilling... indispose discourage deter

Opposites

incline encourage dispose

Word family

Forms disinclined

Related forms disinclination incline

Etymology

From dis- ('away, apart; reversing') + incline, modeled on the contrast between inclination and disinclination. The verb is now rare outside its past participle disinclined, meaning 'unwilling or reluctant.'

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Actions & Processes

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