unwilling
adjective/ʌnˈwɪlɪŋ/
/ʌnˈwɪlɪŋ/
- [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.
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- [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.
Word OriginOld English unwillende (see un-, willing).
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