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dis·in·cline
/
ˌdɪs
ɪnˈklaɪn
/
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dis-in-
klahyn
]
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verb (used with object),
verb
(used without object),
dis·in·clined,
dis·in·clin·ing.
to make or be averse or unwilling:
Your rudeness disinclines me to grant your request.
Origin:
1640–50;
dis-
1
+
incline
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disincline
(ˌdɪsɪnˈklaɪn)
—
vb
to make or be unwilling, reluctant, or averse
disinclination
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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