Most people have a great disinclination to get out of bed early, even if they have to.
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Disinclination
/ˌdɪsɪŋklɪˈneɪʃən/
Synonyms for "disinclination" (68 found)
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indocilityintractablenesslack of enthusiasmlack of zealmutinousnessnolitionobstinacyoppositionperfunctorinessqualmrecalcitrancerecalcitrancyrefractorinessrefusalreluctancerenitencerenitencyrepugnanceresistanceslowness
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6 entrieshesitancy to participatehesitancy to seek helphesitation to adopt innovationreluctance to discloseresistance to changeunwillingness to comply
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5 entriesdisinclination to participatedisinclination toward changenotable disinclinationpersistent disinclinationstrong disinclination
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The majority of mankind is lazy-minded, incurious, absorbed in vanities, and tepid in emotion, and is therefore incapable of either much doubt or much faith; and when the ordinary man calls himself a sceptic or an unbeliever, that is ordinarily a simple pose, cloaking a disinclination to think anything out to a conclusion.
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"They say that in a hiring interview, to say one plays piano suggests a disinclination to cooperate and that it's better to say one plays in a choral society or an orchestra." "Who told you that?"
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His aversion to women and his disinclination to form new friendships were both typical of his unemotional character.
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