unwilling

unwilling

English

Etymology

From un- +‎ willing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʌnˈwɪlɪŋ/

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• Rhymes: -ɪlɪŋ

Adjective

unwilling (comparative more unwilling, superlative most unwilling)

1. Not willing; reluctant

   an unwilling servant

   We are unwilling to restore his previous privileges after his betrayal of our trust.

Derived terms

• unwillingly (adv)

Translations

not willing; loath; disinclined; reluctant

Catalan: reaci Chinese: Mandarin: 不情願 (zh), 不情愿 (zh) (bùqíngyuàn) Czech: neochotný m Finnish: haluton (fi), vastahakoinen (fi) French: réticent (fr) German: unwillig Greek: Ancient: ἄκων (ákōn)

Irish: drogallach Latin: invītus Maori: ngākaukore, whakatohetohe, horokukū, whakawhēuaua, korongata, manawapā Persian: بی‌میل‎ (bi-meyl) Portuguese: indisposto Russian: нерасполо́женный (ru) (neraspolóžennyj), нескло́нный (ru) (nesklónnyj), неохо́тный (ru) (neoxótnyj) Scottish Gaelic: aindeònach, leisg Spanish: involuntario (es), reticente (es), indispuesto (es), renitente (es) Turkish: gönülsüz (tr), isteksiz (tr), hevessiz (tr)