unwillingness
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unwillingness
noun unwillingnesses
- The property of being unwilling. In the second extract, the teacher formulated Anna's resistance as reported by Tonie as a prewillingness rather than unwillingness. She constructed Anna's prewillingness as founded in her precompetence, rather than incompetence.
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Closest in meaning: inability, incapacity, disinterest, lack, failure, reluctance, dislike, intransigence, negative, aversion, ill-will, reticence, repugnance, hatred, denial, refusal
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noun property of being unwilling
| Español | mala gana |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Unwilligkeit |
| Italiano | riluttanza |
| Русский | нежела́ние neželánije, неохо́та neoxóta |
Talk about this word "unwillingness." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/unwillingness. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. unwillingness. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/unwillingness "unwillingness." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/unwillingness.Cite this
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title = {unwillingness},
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