unwilling

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unwilling

/ʌnˈwɪlɪŋ/

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adjective more unwilling · most unwilling

Not willing; reluctant an unwilling servant

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Closest in meaning: unvoluntary, involuntary, reluctant, loath, unintentional, nonvoluntary, grudging, loth, unprepared, unwanted, unintended, disallowed, unlikely, inadvertent, recalcitrant, averse

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adj not willing; reluctant

Español	no dispuesto, poco voluntarioso, nada listoco, poco gustoso, imprestable
中文	不情願 /不情愿 bù qíngyuàn
Português	indisposto
Français	réticent
Deutsch	unwillig
Русский	нерасполо́женный neraspolóžennyj, нескло́нный nesklónnyj, неохо́тный neoxótnyj

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@misc{unwilling_2026,
  title = {unwilling},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/unwilling},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}