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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. that toward which you are inclined to feel dislike;
- Example: "his disinclination for modesty is well known"

2. a certain degree of unwillingness;
- Example: "a reluctance to commit himself"
- Example: "his hesitancy revealed his basic indisposition"
- Example: "after some hesitation he agreed"
[syn: reluctance, hesitancy, hesitation, disinclination, indisposition]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Disinclination \Dis*in`cli*na"tion\, n. The state of being disinclined; want of propensity, desire, or affection; slight aversion or dislike; indisposition. [1913 Webster] Disappointment gave him a disinclination to the fair sex. --Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster] Having a disinclination to books or business. --Guardian. Syn: Unwillingness; disaffection; alienation; dislike; indisposition; distaste; aversion; repugnance. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

disinclination n 1: that toward which you are inclined to feel dislike; "his disinclination for modesty is well known" [ant: inclination] 2: a certain degree of unwillingness; "a reluctance to commit himself"; "his hesitancy revealed his basic indisposition"; "after some hesitation he agreed" [syn: reluctance, hesitancy, hesitation, disinclination, indisposition]