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Recent Examples of disinclination Horowitz’s disinclination to pay his bills has inspired complaints over the years, some on legal stationery. Tad Friend, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024 Its weakness is an intermittent lack of vulnerability and an occasional disinclination to leave all of that behind and pull out individual characters who have figured out that their travails flow from the difficulty of stopping American family life from turning into a Sam Shepard play. Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025 On the contrary, these works form a trail of historical and imagined personalities, full of desires and disinclinations that misalign. Rachel Vorona Cote, The Atlantic, 19 Feb. 2025 Durant’s disinclination to play for the Warriors doesn’t necessarily prohibit them from trading for him. Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for disinclination
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disinclination
Noun
  • Although inquiries are strong, the path to wider adoption is slow due to strict price constraints and a general reluctance from brands to take risks.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 22 May 2025
  • Wade on Butler On his podcast, Heat legend Dwyane Wade addressed an issue with Jimmy Butler that occasionally surfaced during his time with the Heat: a perplexing reluctance to shoot in some games.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 21 May 2025
Noun
  • Both players have played down the rivalry, but their fan bases are often vociferous in their dislike of the opposing player.
    Kevin Dotson, CNN Money, 27 May 2025
  • On TikTok, users have recently begun lining up their dislikes and branding them with an eye-catching term: propaganda.
    Nicole Stock, New York Times, 20 May 2025
Noun
  • No more tolerance of hatred, no more mercy for criminals.
    Sarah Beth Hensley, ABC News, 28 May 2025
  • Antisemitism, hatred and terrorism must be stopped, lest our civilization fall into the abyss.
    Diane Gensler, Baltimore Sun, 26 May 2025
Noun
  • President Donald Trump is once again letting his distaste for Bruce Springsteen be known after the musician slammed him and his administration during two recent concerts.
    Anna Chan, Billboard, 21 May 2025
  • One person, however, showed his distaste toward Mangione by bringing an electric chair with a skeleton, depicted as Mangione, sitting on it.
    Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 30 Apr. 2025

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“Disinclination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disinclination. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.

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