disinclination
Example Sentences
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His posture toward Ukraine weekly demonstrates that disinclination.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026
It has reinforced many countries’ natural disinclination to develop nuclear weapons, including among some that have the technical capacity to go that route if they wanted.
From Slate • Jul. 17, 2025
With his permanent grimace and disinclination to discuss much of anything beyond play schemes and player development, Saban was almost the antithesis of camera-ready.
From New York Times • Jan. 11, 2024
Mark Ronson has always been a mumbler, his soft, unobtrusive speaking voice a product of both his transatlantic upbringing and — notwithstanding the chart-topping pop songs he’s helped create — his general disinclination toward fame.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 13, 2023
Opposition or repugnance of mind; fixed dislike; antipathy; disinclination; reluctance.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah
Vocabulary lists containing disinclination
Novel Study: Lord of the Flies, Chapters 1–4
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George Washington's First Inaugural Address
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