disinclines
Renders less willing
Disinclines means makes unwilling or reluctant.
The word appears almost exclusively in passive constructions: I'm disinclined to agree, She felt disinclined to attend.
The active form—where something disinclines a person—is rare but grammatical: The weather disinclines me to go outside.
Causes loss of hope
- dampensLessens intensity or moisture
- detersDiscourages through intimidation
- demotivatesReduces desire to act
- dispiritsCauses loss of hope
dissuades · daunts · puts off · turns off · cools · chills · deflates · saps
Warns of risk
- counselsGives professional advice
- forewarnsAlerts to coming danger
- objectsTangible items or protests
- remonstratesExpresses earnest opposition
discourages · prevents · deters · inhibits · restrains · counterargument · objection · warning
Delay from uncertainty
- unwillingnessDisinclination to act
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- indispositionSlight illness or unwellness
- reticenceHabitual verbal restraint
ambivalence · tentativeness · indecision · apprehension · wariness · caution · qualms · misgivings
disheartens
Causes loss of hope
- dampensLessens intensity or moisture
- detersDiscourages through intimidation
- demotivatesReduces desire to act
dispirits · dissuades · daunts · puts off · turns off · cools · chills · deflates · saps · undermines
cautions
Warns of risk
remonstrates · discourages · prevents · deters · inhibits · restrains · counterargument · objection · warning · admonition
hesitation
Delay from uncertainty
- unwillingnessDisinclination to act
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- indispositionSlight illness or unwellness
reticence · ambivalence · tentativeness · indecision · apprehension · wariness · caution · qualms · misgivings · timidity