unwillingness (noun)

  • 1unwillingness — unwilling ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not willing. DERIVATIVES unwillingly adverb unwillingness noun …

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  • 2unwillingness — noun the trait of being unwilling (Freq. 3) his unwillingness to cooperate vetoed every proposal I made in spite of our warnings he plowed ahead with the involuntariness of an automaton • Syn: ↑involuntariness • Ant: ↑willingness …

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  • 3unwillingness — noun see unwilling …

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  • 4unwillingness — noun The property of being unwilling …

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  • 5unwillingness — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Indisposition Nouns unwillingness, indisposition, disinclination, aversion, dislike; nolleity, nolition, renitence; reluctance; indocility, obstinacy, noncompliance, refusal; scrupulousness,… …

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  • 6unwilling */ — UK [ʌnˈwɪlɪŋ] / US adjective 1) if you are unwilling to do something, you do not want to do it or you refuse to do it unwilling to do something: Jane was unwilling to admit she was wrong. The government seems unable or unwilling to make further… …

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  • 7unwilling — adjective Date: before 12th century not willing: a. loath, reluctant < was unwilling to learn > b. done or given reluctantly < unwilling approval > c. offering opposition ; obstinate < an unwilling student > • unwillingly …

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  • 8unwilling — adjective not ready, eager, or prepared. Derivatives unwillingly adverb unwillingness noun …

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  • 9unwilling — [ʌnˈwɪlɪŋ] adj 1) if you are unwilling to do something, you do not want to do it or you refuse to do it Jane was unwilling to admit she was wrong.[/ex] 2) involved in doing something that you do not want to do an unwilling participant[/ex]&#8230; …

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  • 10unwilling — /ʌnˈwɪlɪŋ/ (say un wiling) adjective 1. not willing; loath; reluctant. 2. performed or given reluctantly: the unwilling admiration of the scornful. –unwillingly, adverb –unwillingness, noun …