Meaning & use

Disinclined

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Unwilling or reluctant to do something.

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After the long meeting, she felt disinclined to take on any more work that day.

He was disinclined to trust strangers after being scammed once before.

A note on using this word

"Disinclined" is typically followed by "to" plus a verb, as in "disinclined to argue," rather than standing alone.

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Words with an opposite meaning

eagerwilling

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