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unwilling

[ uhn-wil-ing ]

adjective

  1. not willing; reluctant; loath; averse:

    an unwilling partner in the crime.

  2. opposed; offering resistance; stubborn or obstinate; refractory:

    an unwilling captive.



unwilling

/ ʌˈɪɪŋ /

adjective

  1. unfavourably inclined; reluctant
  2. performed, given, or said with reluctance
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ܲˈɾԲ, adverb
  • ܲˈɾԲԱ, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ܲ·ɾiԲ· adverb
  • ܲ·ɾiԲ·Ա noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of unwilling1

before 900; Old English unwillende (not recorded in ME); un- 1, willing
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And there lies another contradiction - a coach unwilling to give one-on-one interviews, yet prepared to expose himself for all to see in a documentary.

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Janice, who is unwilling or unable to open up, is not nearly as needy as her spouse, who starts espousing biblical platitudes with the desperate certainty of a drowning man grateful for any life raft.

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In some cases, it’s all internalized; they’re so into being “above the fray” that they’re unwilling to render judgments that might alienate Trump and his voters and subject them to accusations of having “taken sides.”

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That distance recurs often when he becomes a character in the story — almost as if he feels duty-bound to report his actions, but is unwilling to offer insight about himself.

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The ICC is a court of last resort designed to hold the most powerful to account when domestic courts are unable or unwilling to do so.

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