reluctance, hesitancy, hesitation, disinclination, indisposition
(noun) a certain degree of unwillingness; “a reluctance to commit himself”; “his hesitancy revealed his basic indisposition”; “after some hesitation he agreed”
disinclination
(noun) that toward which you are inclined to feel dislike; “his disinclination for modesty is well known”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
disinclination (countable and uncountable, plural disinclinations)
The state of being disinclined; want of propensity, desire, or affection; slight aversion or dislike
Synonym: indisposition
Source: Wiktionary
Dis*in`cli*na"tion, n.
Definition: The state of being disinclined; want of propensity, desire, or affection; slight aversion or dislike; indisposition. Disappointment gave him a disinclination to the fair sex. Arbuthnot. Having a disinclination to books or business. Guardian.
Syn.
– Unwillingness; disaffection; alienation; dislike; indisposition; distaste; aversion; repugnance.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
21 June 2025
(noun) the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped); “asphyxiation is sometimes used as a form of torture”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
