disinclined
adjective
dis·in·clined
ˌdis-in-ˈklīnd 
: unwilling because of mild dislike or disapproval
Examples of disinclined in a Sentence
disinclined to pay his friends a visit without calling first
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The peshmerga, the military forces of Iraq’s two main Kurdish political parties, the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan and the Kurdistan Democratic Party, would be disinclined to halt Iranian troop movement that does not threaten their own interests.
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Ehud Yaari, Foreign Affairs, 1 May 2017
Newman was, like many in the 1960s, disinclined to gentrify the compositions with a frame, so the only way to conceal the hardware that anchored canvas to stretcher was to move the tacking edge to the back of the paintings, which had thus become the true tacking edges.
—Sarah K. Rich, Artforum, 1 Apr. 2025
The show also portrays the context of his school community, where teachers seem unable or disinclined to control their pupils.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
Ritter declined to call the bill for a vote last year and is disinclined to do so now.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 27 Feb. 2025
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Ehud Yaari, Foreign Affairs, 1 May 2017
Newman was, like many in the 1960s, disinclined to gentrify the compositions with a frame, so the only way to conceal the hardware that anchored canvas to stretcher was to move the tacking edge to the back of the paintings, which had thus become the true tacking edges.
—Sarah K. Rich, Artforum, 1 Apr. 2025
The show also portrays the context of his school community, where teachers seem unable or disinclined to control their pupils.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
Ritter declined to call the bill for a vote last year and is disinclined to do so now.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 27 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for disinclined
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“Disinclined.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disinclined. Accessed 26 Apr. 2025.
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