Definitions for unwilling
ʌnˈwɪl ɪŋun·will·ing

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1. unwilling(adj)

   not disposed or inclined toward

   "an unwilling assistant"; "unwilling to face facts"

2. unwilling(adj)

   in spite of contrary volition

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1. unwilling(Adjective)

   Not willing; loath; disinclined; reluctant; as, an unwilling servant.

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1. Unwilling(adj)

   not willing; loath; disinclined; reluctant; as, an unwilling servant

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1. Unwilling

   un-wil′ing, adj. not willing: disinclined: reluctant.—v.t. Unwill′, to will the opposite of.—adj. Unwilled′, spontaneous.—adv. Unwill′ingly.—n. Unwill′ingness.

British National Corpus

1. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'unwilling' in Adjectives Frequency: #1032

How to pronounce unwilling?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of unwilling in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of unwilling in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of unwilling in a Sentence

1. New York:

   I’m unwilling to take no for an answer.

2. John McCain:

   President Trump proved not only unable, but unwilling to stand up to Putin. He and Putin seemed to be speaking from the same script as the president made a conscious choice to defend a tyrant against the fair questions of a free press, and to grant Putin an uncontested platform to spew propaganda and lies to the world.

3. Jonah Blank:

   Iran backs Shi’a groups and Saudi Arabia backs ones that adhere to Saudi Arabia own strain of Sunni Muslims doctrine, iran sees this as a largely defensive operation – protecting co-religionists against a violent onslaught that the Pakistan state is unwilling or unable to stave off.

4. Inka Milewski:

   With Irving Oil unable to manage the existing problems and the province unwilling to be more proactive in their enforcement of operating approvals, any talk of building a new 18-tank storage facility and marine terminal is simply irresponsible.

5. United States:

   The pessimistic interpretation is that Kim Yo Jong is intent on making concession after concession in private to show Moon Jae-in that Moon Jae-in is the reasonable one, with the expectation that Donald Trump will ultimately be unable or unwilling to deliver.

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