unwillingness

un·will·ing

(ŭn-wĭl′ĭng)

adj.

1. Not willing; hesitant or loath: unwilling to face facts.

2. Done, given, or said reluctantly: unwilling consent.

un·will′ing·ly adv.

un·will′ing·ness n.

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Noun

unwillingness - the trait of being unwilling; "his unwillingness to cooperate vetoed every proposal I made"; "in spite of our warnings he plowed ahead with the involuntariness of an automaton"

resistance - (psychiatry) an unwillingness to bring repressed feelings into conscious awareness

willingness - cheerful compliance; "he expressed his willingness to help"

unwillingness

noun reluctance, resistance, refusal, opposition, objection, aversion, slowness, backwardness, diffidence, coyness, disinclination their unwillingness to accept responsibility for mistakes

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unwillingness

noun

The state of not being disposed or inclined:

Translations

تَمَنُّع، عَدَم رَغْبَه أو إسْتِعْداد

neochotaodpor

uvillighed

vonakodás

ófÿsi

neochota

gönülsüzlükisteksizlik

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unwillingness

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unwilling

(anˈwiliŋ) adjective

not willing; reluctant. He's unwilling to accept the money.

unˈwillingness noununˈwillingly adverb

He did agree to go, but rather unwillingly.