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disinclined

adj
/dɪs.ɪŋˈklaɪnd/UK

Etymology

From dis- + inclined.

  1. derived from *ḱley-✻
  2. derived from inclīnō
  3. derived from encliner
  4. inherited from enclinen
  5. formed as inclined — “incline + -ed”
  6. prefixed as disinclined — “dis + inclined”

Definitions

  1. Not inclined

    Not inclined; having a disinclination; being unwilling, reluctant.

    • It is not surprising that the real scholar or expert and the practical man of affairs often feel contemptuous about the intellectual, are disinclined to recognize his power, and are resentful when they discover it.

  2. simple past and past participle of disincline

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