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Disheartened vs Disinclined - What's the difference?

disheartened | disinclined |

As adjectives the difference between disheartened and disinclined

is that disheartened is discouraged, despairing while disinclined is not inclined; having a disinclination; being unwilling.

As verbs the difference between disheartened and disinclined

is that disheartened is (dishearten) while disinclined is (disincline).

disheartened

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Discouraged, despairing.
  • * 2004 , , Character: Profiles in Presidential Courage :
    • He refused to get disheartened , even when all 50 writers polled by Newsweek predicted he would lose.

    Synonyms

    * dejected, dispirited, down in the mouth, sad, down in the dumps

    Verb

    (head)
  • (dishearten)
    • English words with consonant pseudo-digraphs

    disinclined

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • not inclined; having a disinclination; being unwilling

    • Antonyms

    * inclined

    Verb

    (head)
  • (disincline)