Definitions for unwillingʌnˈwɪl ɪŋ
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
un•will•ingʌnˈwɪl ɪŋ(adj.)
not willing; reluctant; loath; averse.
opposed; offering resistance; stubborn or obstinate.
Origin of unwilling:
bef. 900
un•will′ing•ness(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
unwilling(adj)
not disposed or inclined toward
"an unwilling assistant"; "unwilling to face facts"
unwilling(adj)
in spite of contrary volition
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
unwilling(adjective)ʌnˈwɪl ɪŋ
≠ willing
She was unwilling to help.
unwillingʌnˈwɪl ɪŋ
being forced to do sth you do not want to do
She was an unwilling bride.; They unwillingly agreed to pay.; The dog was pulled along unwillingly.; the boy's unwillingness to work
Wiktionary
unwilling(Adjective)
Not willing; loath; disinclined; reluctant; as, an unwilling servant.
Webster Dictionary
Unwilling(adj)
not willing; loath; disinclined; reluctant; as, an unwilling servant
Translations for unwilling
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- onwilligAfrikaans
- غَيْر راغِب، مُتَمَنِّع، مُتَرَدِّدArabic
- неохотенBulgarian
- relutantePortuguese (BR)
- neochotnýCzech
- nicht willigGerman
- uvilligDanish
- απρόθυμοςGreek
- reacio, reluctanteSpanish
- tõrgesEstonian
- بی میلFarsi
- halutonFinnish
- peu disposé àFrench
- מְסָרֵבHebrew
- अनिच्छुकHindi
- nesklon, neradCroatian
- vonakodóHungarian
- engganIndonesian
- ófúsIcelandic
- restio, riluttanteItalian
- いやいやながらのJapanese
- 마음이 내키지 않는Korean
- nenorintisLithuanian
- negribīgs; nelabprātīgsLatvian
- tdk relaMalay
- onwilligDutch
- uvillig, motvilligNorwegian
- niechętnyPolish
- relutantePortuguese
- refractar laRomanian
- нерасположенный;неохотныйRussian
- neochotnýSlovak
- neradSlovenian
- nevoljanSerbian
- ovillig, motvilligSwedish
- ไม่เต็มใจThai
- isteksiz, gönülsüzTurkish
- 不情願的Chinese (Trad.)
- небажаючийUkrainian
- نارضامند، نہ چاہنے والاUrdu
- miễn cưỡng, không sẵn lòngVietnamese
- 不愿意的Chinese (Simp.)
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