Disinclination

/dˌɪsɪnklɪnˈeɪʃən/

/dɪsɪnkɫəˈneɪʃən/

[noun]

Disinclination

[NOUN]

a certain degree of unwillingness

synonyms : hesitancy

hesitation

indisposition

reluctance

that toward which you are inclined to feel dislike

antonyms : inclination

Examples

1. Disinclination to release native files like an Excel spreadsheet or a flat data file or something like that.

2. At Gallipoli, he was very aware that part of Hamilton’s failure was because of his disinclination to say anything unpleasant to Kitchener and he resolved to be blunt.

3. Tense, argumentative, somewhat contentious, uneasy, there's this disinclination to work together, there's adversity, there's rivalry, it's unharmonious, excellent observations.

4. I begin with this story, A, because I find it funny, and B, because it touches on our peculiar relation to science in this country, and more particularly, on our disinclination to learn or understand what science tells us is happening, has happened, or will soon happen.