disincline
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Walrath rejected the argument that allowing an insider trading lawsuit would disincline creditors from negotiating Chapter 11 plans.
From BusinessWeek ● Sep. 14, 2011
“Service organizational cultures disincline the Pentagon to field capabilities for irregular warfare that compete with established warfighting programs,” Lamb said.
From Washington Post
Rooke's expedition against Cadiz also failed, as it was nearly certain to do; for his instructions were so to act as to conciliate the Spanish people and disincline them to the Bourbon king.
From The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783 by Mahan, A. T. (Alfred Thayer)
A man may love oysters, but too many oysters will disincline him toward that particular diet.
From Revolution, and Other Essays by London, Jack
Now, as it was certainly my duty, however painful, to procure assistance for poor Juliet, it would have been imprudent to pry into the reasons which might disincline me to the task.
From Discipline by Brunton, Mary
“I’m disinclined just to say women need to be trying harder,” said Chris Martin, senior economist for Glassdoor.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 6, 2026
Still, taking that on faith is something investors appear disinclined to do.
From Barron's ● Feb. 25, 2026
But a gay student, a trans student, even a mildly rebellious or slightly weird kid—anyone disinclined to be compliant—might have been unhappy there.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026
Kilmer was exacting about his work, ambivalent about fame and disinclined to spend much time with the press.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 2, 2025
Returning to the trail after a night’s comforts in a town always left us disinclined to talk.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
The main seat of the imitative part of our nature is our belief, and the causes predisposing us to believe this, or disinclining us to believe that, are among the obscurest parts of our nature.
From Physics and Politics, or, Thoughts on the application of the principles of "natural selection" and "inheritance" to political society by Bagehot, Walter
People that are for ever speaking kindly, are for ever disinclining themselves to ill-temper.
From Friends and Neighbors by Arthur, T. S. (Timothy Shay)
People that are forever speaking kindly, are forever disinclining themselves to ill-temper.
From The Gentlemen's Book of Etiquette and Manual of Politeness Being a Complete Guide for a Gentleman's Conduct in all his Relations Towards Society by Hartley, Cecil B.
"Ay, my liege, save that he complained of a strange oppressiveness, disinclining him for all exertion."
From The Vale of Cedars by Aguilar, Grace
