disincline
Make less willing
To disincline is to make someone unwilling or reluctant to do something: The long commute disinclined her from taking the job.
The word appears most often in its past participle form—someone is disinclined to act when they feel no motivation or have mild resistance: I'm disinclined to help after how he treated me.
Prevent through intimidation
- dissuadeConvince not to
- demotivateReduce someone's eagerness
- disheartenCause to lose hope
- dauntDiscourage through fear
demoralize · dispirit · dampen · cool · chill · blunt · stifle · quash
Diminish someone's confidence
- deterPrevent through intimidation
- dissuadeConvince not to
- put offTo postpone action
- turn offCease operation of
dampen · cool · chill · ward off · talk out of · give pause · scare off
Disinclination to act
- unwillingnessDisinclination to act
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- hesitanceUncertainty before acting
- reticenceHabitual verbal restraint
distaste · antipathy · repugnance · loathing · revulsion · disgust · abhorrence · detestation
Delay from uncertainty
- unwillingnessDisinclination to act
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- reluctanceDisinclination to act
- tentativenessState of being uncertain
indecision · ambivalence · wariness · caution · apprehension · qualms · misgivings · reticence
Disinclination to act
- unwillingnessDisinclination to act
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- reticenceHabitual verbal restraint
- tentativenessState of being uncertain
ambivalence · doubt · wariness · caution · timidity · qualms · misgivings · reservations
Cause to lose hope
- dauntDiscourage through fear
- demoralizeDestroy confidence or resolve
- dispiritCause to lose hope
Absence of feeling
- detachmentSeparation or emotional uninvolvement
- unconcernAbsence of worry
- nonchalanceCalm, casual composure
- disinterestAbsence of bias
impassivity · insouciance · aloofness · coolness · lukewarm · unenthusiastic · unmotivated · uninterested
deter
Prevent through intimidation
- dissuadeConvince not to
- demotivateReduce someone's eagerness
- disheartenCause to lose hope
daunt · demoralize · dispirit · dampen · cool · chill · blunt · stifle · quash · undermine
discourage
Diminish someone's confidence
turn off · dampen · cool · chill · ward off · talk out of · give pause · scare off
reluctance
Disinclination to act
- unwillingnessDisinclination to act
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- hesitanceUncertainty before acting
reticence · distaste · antipathy · repugnance · loathing · revulsion · disgust · abhorrence · detestation · repulsion
hesitation
Delay from uncertainty
- unwillingnessDisinclination to act
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- reluctanceDisinclination to act
tentativeness · indecision · ambivalence · wariness · caution · apprehension · qualms · misgivings · reticence · lukewarmness
reluctance
Disinclination to act
- unwillingnessDisinclination to act
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- reticenceHabitual verbal restraint
tentativeness · ambivalence · doubt · wariness · caution · timidity · qualms · misgivings · reservations · uncertainty
dishearten
Cause to lose hope
- dauntDiscourage through fear
- demoralizeDestroy confidence or resolve
- dispiritCause to lose hope
apathy
Absence of feeling
- detachmentSeparation or emotional uninvolvement
- unconcernAbsence of worry
- nonchalanceCalm, casual composure
disinterest · impassivity · insouciance · aloofness · coolness · lukewarm · unenthusiastic · unmotivated · uninterested · half-hearted