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disinclination

noun

a certain degree of unwillingness

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Word length
14
Starts with
D
Ends with
N
Contains
IS
Scrabble score
17

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noun

  1. a certain degree of unwillingness

    “a reluctance to commit himself”

noun

  1. that toward which you are inclined to feel dislike

    “his disinclination for modesty is well known”

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a reluctance to commit himself
his hesitancy revealed his basic indisposition
after some hesitation he agreed
his disinclination for modesty is well known

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