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Definition of "disinclination" [dis•in•cli•na•tion]

  • A lack of inclination; a mild aversion or reluctance. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "disinclination" in a sentence
  • "Raising taxes to redistribute wealth in the present ignores the long-term disinclination to work hard in the long term"
  • "“Raising taxes to redistribute wealth in the present ignores the long-term disinclination to work hard in the long term” was the worst one."
  • "Also: Raising taxes to redistribute wealth in the present ignores the long-term disinclination to work hard in the long term; contrasted with giving companies leeway to run rampant in the present ignores the long-term sacrifice of the power of the people to the hands of said companies."