verb
- to make someone unwilling or reluctant to do something
Usage: transitive verb; formal or literary
Examples
- The long commute disinclined her to accept the job offer.
- Bad weather disinclined the hikers from attempting the trail.
- His past failures disinclined him to try again.
- The high cost disinclined many customers from making a purchase.
- She was disinclined to attend the meeting after the argument.
- Nothing could disincline him from his goal of becoming a doctor.