disinclining
Making less willing
Disinclining is making someone unwilling or reluctant to do something.
The word is the present participle of disincline, a formal verb meaning to create aversion or reluctance: The long commute was disinclining her from accepting the job offer.
More commonly, the adjective disinclined appears: I'm disinclined to believe him.
Slow to act
- unwillingOpposed to participating
- loathStrongly reluctant
- resistantWithstanding external forces
- unenthusiasticWithout eagerness or passion
indisposed · unamenable · averse · leery · wary · apprehensive · cautious · unmotivated
Convince not to
- discourageDiminish someone's confidence
- deterPrevent through intimidation
- preventStop in advance
- impedeTo obstruct movement
hinder · obstruct · thwart · hamper · inhibit · restrain · forestall · preclude
Cause to lose hope
- dispiritCause to lose hope
- demoralizeDestroy confidence or resolve
- dejectTo lower spirits
- discourageDiminish someone's confidence
demotivate · undermine · sap · deflate · dampen · disenchant · disillusion · depress
hesitant
Slow to act
unenthusiastic · indisposed · unamenable · averse · leery · wary · apprehensive · cautious · unmotivated · apathetic
dissuade
Convince not to
- discourageDiminish someone's confidence
- deterPrevent through intimidation
- preventStop in advance
impede · hinder · obstruct · thwart · hamper · inhibit · restrain · forestall · preclude · block
dishearten
Cause to lose hope
- dispiritCause to lose hope
- demoralizeDestroy confidence or resolve
- dejectTo lower spirits
discourage · demotivate · undermine · sap · deflate · dampen · disenchant · disillusion · depress · weaken
repel
Drive off or disgust
repulse · offend · sicken · nauseate · turn off · estrange · distaste · antipathy · revulsion · abhorrence
disinclininginclining
Sloping or disposed toward
disposing · attracting · enticing · tempting · encouraging
decline, incline, inclined, recline, inclination, reclining, declines, inclining, recliner