disinclined en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /dɪs.ɪŋˈklaɪnd/ (UK)
Etymology
Etymology tree Latin dis- Old French des-bor. Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English inclined English disinclined From dis- + inclined.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) 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.
1949, F. A. Hayek, “The Intellectuals and Socialism”, in University of Chicago Law Review, volume 16, number 3, Chicago: University of Chicago, →DOI, page 421:
Antonyms
Translations (6)
mi koto (being unwilling) · mi whakawhēuaua (being unwilling) · mi horokukū (being unwilling) · mi kōroiroi (being unwilling) · mi ngākaukore (being unwilling) · hi विमुख (being unwilling)