ill-disposed
adjective
formal
: not having a friendly or favorable feeling about someone or something
—often + to or toward
She is ill-disposed to joining the organization.
Many people remain ill-disposed toward his plan.
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This came at a time when the Obama administration was building an atrocities-prevention mechanism within the White House, yet, surprisingly, was ill-disposed to the UN doing likewise.
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Bruno Stagno-Ugarte, Foreign Affairs, 19 Sep. 2016
Yes, but: Statements and actions from the chiefs of the SEC show an agency that couldn't be more ill-disposed toward the cryptocurrency industry.
—Brady Dale, Axios, 17 Oct. 2024
Her own sons drift in and out of the house, ill-disposed like all teenagers to get off the sofa and do their chores.
—Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Feb. 2023
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Bruno Stagno-Ugarte, Foreign Affairs, 19 Sep. 2016
Yes, but: Statements and actions from the chiefs of the SEC show an agency that couldn't be more ill-disposed toward the cryptocurrency industry.
—Brady Dale, Axios, 17 Oct. 2024
Her own sons drift in and out of the house, ill-disposed like all teenagers to get off the sofa and do their chores.
—Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Feb. 2023
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“Ill-disposed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ill-disposed. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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