What does disincline mean?
Definitions for disincline
ˌdɪs ɪnˈklaɪndis·in·cline
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word disincline.
Princeton's WordNet
indispose, disinclineverb
make unwilling
Wiktionary
disinclineverb
Opposite of to incline; to make reluctant.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To Disinclineverb
To produce dislike to; to make disaffected; to alienate affection from.
Etymology: dis and incline.
They were careful to keep up the fears and apprehensions in the people of dangers and designs, and to disincline them from any reverence or affection to the queen, whom they begun every day more implacably to hate, and consequently to disoblige. Edward Hyde.
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disincline
Disincline is a verb that refers to the situation or act of making someone unwilling or less eager towards doing something, usually through subtle persuasion, discouragement, or creating an unfavorable impression about the activity or action in question. It suggests the creation of a lack of desire or motivation to undertake a specific task or behavior.
Webster Dictionary
Disinclineverb
to incline away the affections of; to excite a slight aversion in; to indispose; to make unwilling; to alienate
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of disincline in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of disincline in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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