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Meanings of disinclined in English

Unwilling because of mild dislike or disapproval.

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        Usage of disinclined in English
        1
        The markets, however, seem disinclined to give him the option of deferral.
        The Guardian
        2
        Young she might be, and generally disinclined toward the trappings of royalty.
        Torch of Freedom
        3
        The soldiers too were disinclined to enter on the hopeless Italian expedition.
        The History of Rome, Book V / The Establishment of the Military ...
        4
        The nearer ready she was the more disinclined she felt to go.
        The Camp Fire Girls at School; Or, The Wohelo Weavers
        5
        The other was disinclined to go, and the first went off alone.
        Desperate Remedies
        6
        Notwithstanding these arguments, the Widow still seemed rather disinclined to the arrangement.
        The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 101, March, 1866 / A Magazi...
        7
        But they seemed disinclined to talk of them or of the war.
        Mr. Standfast
        8
        He found both the King and Bismarck not disinclined to some compromise.
        Bismarck and the Foundation of the German Empire
        9
        Philip, however, had latterly been disinclined for the personal interview with Catharine.
        The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Volume 09: 1564-65
        10
        The weather was hot, and she felt weary and disinclined for gaiety.
        The Rocks of Valpré
        11
        Wiggins is the agent, and seems disinclined to do what I wish.
        The Living Link: A Novel
        12
        He felt singularly disinclined to let Vera know what was the truth.
        Vera Nevill / Or, Poor Wisdom's Chance
        13
        He felt very much disinclined for the painful task he had undertaken.
        The Rival Crusoes
        14
        Hazel felt disinclined to fly from what was at worst a possibility.
        North of Fifty-Three
        15
        We watched, disinclined to do the choosing for him, racial instinct uppermost.
        The Eye of Zeitoon
        16
        She was a pretty girl, and not disinclined for an innocent flirtation.
        The Fortunes of the Farrells
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        United Kingdom
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