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disinclined

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dis⋅in⋅clined

  [dis-in-klahynd]
Use disinclined in a Sentence
–adjective
lacking desire or willingness; unwilling; averse: I'm disinclined to go to the movies tonight.
Origin:
1640–50; disincline + -ed 2

Synonyms:
reluctant, loath.

dis⋅in⋅cline

  [dis-in-klahyn]
–verb (used with object), verb (used without object), -clined, -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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dis·in·cline   (dĭs'ĭn-klīn')   
v.   dis·in·clined, dis·in·clin·ing, dis·in·clines

v.   tr.
To make reluctant or averse.
v.   intr.
To be unwilling.
dis·in·clined   (dĭs'ĭn-klīnd')   
adj.  Unwilling or reluctant: They were usually disinclined to socialize.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

disinclined 
1647, from dis- + inclined (q.v.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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