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disinclined

dis in klahynd

  • v  make unwilling
  • a  unwilling because of mild dislike or disapproval
    disinclined to say anything to anybody

  • Blacks do see more racism in society than whites but, contrary to stereotype, seem disinclined to blame the system for their disadvantage.
  • New York was nearly bankrupt, and the President was disinclined to help, provoking the Daily News to the decade's iconic headline, "Ford to City: Drop Dead.
  • If so, that's just the start: the study also describes the voyageur franais as often unwilling or unable to communicate in foreign languages, and particularly disinclined to spend .
Quotes

  • Colin Moynihan in CNN
    Donors or sponsors would be disinclined to support the London Olympic Games if the host nation's Olympic team has a tarnished reputation,Moynihan added.
  • Joe Barton in CNN International
    I am moving today to the ministry of home affairs. I will be less than honest if I don't say I was disinclined (to accept the new portfolio). But the final call is taken by party leader -- in my case Congress president Sonia Gandhi -- and Prime... P Chidambaram http://www.google.com/url?q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P._Chidambaram&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNEnTBD7V0iP1aRXOG75a-xyYABDYg Sify http://www.google.com/url?q=http://sify.com/finance/fullstory.php%3Fid%3D14809038&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNEwVRuDJbwxQLp7cCEOFlGAVCel4A Nov 30, 2008 28497 37372 disinclined I think the House Republicans have shown that, when we're not included in the decision-making, we're disinclined to sign off on the solution," Barton said.

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