The meaning of Disinclined

adjective

Feeling fear or anxiety; frightened.

Usage examples:

I'm afraid of dogs

adjective

Showing or feeling a strong aversion.

Usage examples:

It is human nature to be antipathetic to change

adjective

Having a strong dislike of or opposition to something.

Usage examples:

As a former cia director, he is not averse to secrecy

adjective

Tentative, unsure, or slow in acting or speaking.

Usage examples:

Clients are hesitant about buying

adjective

If you are hesitant, you do not do something immediately or quickly because you are nervous or not certain

Usage examples:

You seemed a bit hesitant about recommending that restaurant - is something wrong with it?, she gav…

adjective

To not be friendly to someone or not support them

Usage examples:

Most of the audience seemed ill-disposed towards the speaker.

adjective

Slightly unwell.

Usage examples:

My mother is indisposed

verb

Make (someone) unfit for or unable to do something.

Usage examples:

Not to get one's sleep indisposes one for the whole day

adjective

Ill, especially in a way that makes you unable to do something

Usage examples:

Sheila jones is indisposed, so the part of the countess will be sung tonight by della drake., indis…

adjective

Reluctant; unwilling.

Usage examples:

I was loath to leave

adjective

Unwilling; reluctant

Usage examples:

She’d be loath to admit it, but she doesn’t really like opera.

adjective

Easily agitated or alarmed.

Usage examples:

A sensitive, nervous person

adjective

Anxious to prevent or put an end to; disagreeing with.

Usage examples:

He was opposed to discrimination

verb

Disagree with and attempt to prevent, especially by argument.

Usage examples:

A majority of the electorate opposed ec membership

adjective

Disagreeing with something

Usage examples:

Mom’s strongly opposed to my learning to drive., i’d prefer to go in may, as opposed to (= rather t…

adjective

Having an obstinately uncooperative attitude towards authority or discipline.

Usage examples:

A class of recalcitrant fifteen-year-olds

noun

A person with an obstinately uncooperative attitude.

Usage examples:

A stiff-necked recalcitrant and troublemaker

adjective

Unwilling to do what you are asked or ordered to do, even if it is reasonable

Usage examples:

Tenants petitioned their recalcitrant landlord to finish repairs to their building.

adjective

Unwilling and hesitant; disinclined.

Usage examples:

She seemed reluctant to answer

Not eager

adjective

Offering resistance to something or someone.

Usage examples:

Some of the old churches are resistant to change

adjective

Not easily changed or damaged, or not accepting of (something)

Usage examples:

Fire resistant, why are you so resistant to change?

adjective

Moving or operating, or designed to do so, only at a low speed; not quick or fast.

Usage examples:

Until recently diesel cars were slow and noisy

adverb

At a slow pace; slowly.

Usage examples:

The train went slower and slower

verb

Reduce one's speed or the speed of a vehicle or process.

Usage examples:

The train slowed to a halt

adjective

Not having or showing enthusiasm.

Usage examples:

An unenthusiastic response

adjective

Showing little or no enthusiasm

Usage examples:

Josh seemed unenthusiastic about the plan., he was a talented but unenthusiastic student., her unen…

adjective

Not ready or able to deal with something.

Usage examples:

She was totally unprepared for what happened next

adjective

Not ready

Usage examples:

He was completely/totally unprepared for what he saw.

adjective

Not ready, eager, or prepared to do something.

Usage examples:

He was unwilling to take on that responsibility

adjective

Not wanting to do something

Usage examples:

[ + to infinitive ] the bank was unwilling to lend her money.