disincline

[ dis-in-klahyn ]

verb (used with or without object)

, dis·in·clined, dis·in·clin·ing.

1. to make or be averse or unwilling:

   Your rudeness disinclines me to grant your request.

disincline

/ ˌdɪsɪnklɪˈneɪʃən; ˌdɪsɪnˈklaɪn /

verb

1. to make or be unwilling, reluctant, or averse

Derived Forms

• disinclination, noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of disincline¹

First recorded in 1640–50; dis- ¹ + incline

Example Sentences

A man may love oysters, but too many oysters will disincline him toward that particular diet.

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And shall selfish feeling disincline me to such duties as these?

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The water was so warm as at first to disincline one to enter it, but by degrees the sensation became far from unpleasant.

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At the same time he denounced the authors, so as to disincline the reader to look into their pages for the D'Israelian plagiaries.

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The efforts which a bad reader has to make, both disincline him to the task of reading, and hinder his appreciation of truth.

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Related Words

• daunt
• deject
• demoralize
• deter
• discourage
• dismay
• dispirit
• humble
• humiliate