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Definition of unwilling adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

unwilling

adjective
 
/ʌnˈwɪlɪŋ/
 
/ʌnˈwɪlɪŋ/
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  1. [not usually before noun] unwilling (to do something) not wanting to do something and refusing to do it
    • They are unwilling to invest any more money in the project.
    • She was unable, or unwilling, to give me any further details.
  2. [only before noun] not wanting to do or be something, but forced to by other people synonym reluctant
    • an unwilling hero
    • He became the unwilling object of her attention.
    • She found herself the unwilling participant in an emotional tug of war.
    opposite willing
    3. Word OriginOld English unwillende (see un-, willing).
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