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disinclination

[dis-in-kluh-ney-shuhn, dis-in-] / dɪsˌɪn kləˈneɪ ʃən, ˌdɪs ɪn- /


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His posture toward Ukraine weekly demonstrates that disinclination.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

It has reinforced many countries’ natural disinclination to develop nuclear weapons, including among some that have the technical capacity to go that route if they wanted.

From Slate • Jul. 17, 2025

That can produce psychic numbing, the inability or disinclination to feel, which can reach the point of immobilization.

From Salon • Dec. 27, 2024

Mark Ronson has always been a mumbler, his soft, unobtrusive speaking voice a product of both his transatlantic upbringing and — notwithstanding the chart-topping pop songs he’s helped create — his general disinclination toward fame.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 13, 2023

This disinclination began with the exclusion of the editor's opinion from the news columns.

From Behind the Mirrors The Psychology of Disintegration at Washington by Gilbert, Clinton W. (Clinton Wallace)




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