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Not inclined; having a disinclination; being unwilling, reluctant.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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simple past and past participle of disincline
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
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unwilling because of mild dislike or disapproval
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- disinclined to say anything to anybody
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Antonyms: inclined(p)
Etymology tree Latin dis- Old French des-bor. Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English inclined English disinclined From dis- + inclined.
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Hindi:
विमुख
(vimukh)
— being unwilling
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Māori:
ngākaukore
— being unwilling
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Māori:
kōroiroi
— being unwilling
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Māori:
whakawhēuaua
— being unwilling
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Māori:
koto
— being unwilling
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Māori:
horokukū
— being unwilling