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／不情愿 (zh), 不情愿 (zh) (bùqíngyuàn)

• Czech: neochotný m
• Finnish: haluton (fi), vastahakoinen (fi)
• French: réticent (fr)
• German: unwillig
• Greek:

  Ancient: ἄκων (ákōn)

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• Irish: drogallach
• Latin: invītus
• Maori: ngākaukore, whakatohetohe, horokukū, whakawhēuaua, korongata, manawapā, horokukū
• 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)