disinclination
/ˌdɪsɪnklɪˈneɪʃ(ə)n
/noun [in singular]
A reluctance or lack of enthusiasm: Lucy felt a strong disinclination to talk about her engagement...
- I don't mind, since I lack what some presume is a male disinclination to matters domestic.
- But in him the disinclination runs particularly deep.
- Trying the cigarettes, which I did mainly to impress a girl, only confirmed the disinclination I felt in the first place.
Synonyms
reluctance, unwillingness, lack of enthusiasm, indisposition, slowness, hesitancy, hesitance, diffidence;
loathness, aversion, dislike, distaste;
objection, demur, resistance, opposition, recalcitrance
archaic disrelish
rare nolition, sweerness