lack of desire

NOUN

disinclination

Synonyms

STRONG

alienation antipathy aversion demur disfavor dislike displeasure dissatisfaction distaste hatred hesitance indisposition objection opposition reluctance repugnance resistance unwillingness

WEAK

disliking disrelish lack of enthusiasm loathness

Antonyms

STRONG

approval happiness liking love loving pleasure satisfaction sympathy

WEAK

bent desire enthusiasm incentive inclination leaning willingness

NOUN

unwillingness

Synonyms

STRONGEST

aversion diffidence dissatisfaction distaste objection opposition reluctance resistance reticence

STRONG

demurral demurring disinclination hesitance trepidation

WEAK

averseness disliking disrelish lack of enthusiasm loathness refusal slowness stubbornness

Antonyms

STRONGEST

inclination liking love loving pleasure satisfaction willingness

STRONG

approval

Example Sentences

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As millions of people turned to the medications to lose weight, physicians and researchers started to hear that the lack of desire to overeat extended to drinking.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 23, 2025

Was that a tactical issue or a lack of desire?

From BBC • Jul. 8, 2025

Their perceptions about LIS patients' quality of life could be a factor for the lack of desire for ventilators, said Vidal.

From Salon • Aug. 21, 2022

It’s a lack of desire to look at the poisonous core.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2022

At his complete lack of desire to cross paths with me in any shape or form.

From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon

lack of desire

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