(prep.) In or to a higher place; higher than; on or over the upper surface; over; -- opposed to below or beneath.
(prep.) Figuratively, higher than; superior to in any respect; surpassing; beyond; higher in measure or degree than; as, things above comprehension; above mean actions; conduct above reproach.
(prep.) Surpassing in number or quantity; more than; as, above a hundred. (Passing into the adverbial sense. See Above, adv., 4.)
(adv.) In a higher place; overhead; into or from heaven; as, the clouds above.
(adv.) Earlier in order; higher in the same page; hence, in a foregoing page.
(adv.) Higher in rank or power; as, he appealed to the court above.
(adv.) More than; as, above five hundred were present.
Example Sentences:
Disinclined
Definition:
(imp. & p. p.) of Disincline
Example Sentences:
(1) Findings demonstrated that feelings of self-confidence, an easy-going disposition, a disinclination to use avoidance coping, and the availability of family support operate jointly to protect individuals from negative psychological consequences of life stress.
(2) It will take a significant deterioration in the economic picture for me to be disinclined to move ahead.” #BlackLivesMatter and so should the high unemployment rate Read more “Any Fed tightening cycle when it does occur is likely to be very modest.
(3) I don’t think that the only way you can have a good and constructive relationship with China is by behaving in that sort of craven way.” Patten, who is now chancellor of the University of Oxford, said Britain’s “increasing disinclination” to inject principles into its foreign policy was enabling the ever-more repressive and aggressive policies coming out of Beijing.
(4) High scale scores describe fearful, emotionally labile individuals who profess to be more sensitive than others and unable or disinclined to persist in the face of difficulty.
(5) Regrettably, no doubt, for those who are keener on the purification of public discourse, online censors seem disinclined to regulate with any consistency.
(6) Disinclination among the parents was the main reason for absenteeism and could be related to ignorance about the clinic.
(7) We have not had the sort of bad experience that they had in parts of Germany or in eastern Europe with intelligence services and, for that reason, I think people are disinclined to believe that those who have those responsibilities are misusing them."
(8) The town was disinclined to cooperate with the border patrol because residents felt they were harassing them.
(9) Hayden, of course, became a very effective governor general, disinclined to interfere in the affairs of parliament.
(10) EH patients, particularly those experiencing emotional distress, appear to have patterns of self-presentation that could present an obstacle to effective communication with their physicians, and this difficulty may be amplified by physicians' disinclination to probe for emotional difficulty.
(11) James Acaster Pleasance Courtyard , 6-28 August You may be disinclined to gamble at the fringe, and look instead for a home banker.
(12) Inner-city patients are, increasingly, black and Hispanic patients, and these patients are more likely to be underinsured or uninsured, to be functionally illiterate in English, to be disinclined to seek health care, and to be less capable of following a prescribed regimen than the populace as a whole.
(13) In seeking to define what he calls "postliberalism" , Goodhart attacks both the economic liberalism of the 80s and New Labour's disinclination to reverse it.
(14) A number of those around the table shared their own personal stories of the difficulties they had faced themselves over a loved one's disinclination to eat or preference for sweet foods of no nutritional value.
(15) The conversation left her disinclined to bother complaining when the crew started using the prominence of her nipples through her jumper to guess the temperature outside, assuming that would be deemed "banter" too.
(16) Photograph: PR Bradbury, a lecturer in young people and sport at Loughborough University, interviewed dozens of current and former players for his report and found that black footballers are especially disinclined to think of coaching as a potential option for when their career winds down.
(17) The public will be a little weary, I think, of being taken to the ballot box twice in 12 months.” But the attorney general said he was “disinclined” to pair the same-sex marriage vote with a referendum on recognising Indigenous Australians in the constitution, which he said had an “emotional significance” for society.
(18) I did.” Vernon said that she was now utterly disinclined to write with honesty about her life experiences and admitted it took therapy to help her get over it.
(19) If Cameron is disinclined to stir this particular hornets' nest (was his own phone ever hacked, incidentally?)
(20) Johnson, backed by testimony from her family at trial, said she was at home with her mother and three children, disinclined to go out on Halloween.