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| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : uhn-wil-ing |
| Phonetic Transcription : ʌnˈwɪl ɪŋ |
Definition of unwillingness
Origin :- Old English unwillende, from un- (1) "not" + willing. Re-formed 16c. Related: Unwillingly; unwillingness.
- noun indisposition
- My unwillingness to be driven from her presence determined me to stay.
- Extract from : « Bardelys the Magnificent » by Rafael Sabatini
- The doctor shook his head; he understood the captain's unwillingness.
- Extract from : « The Voyages and Adventures of Captain Hatteras » by Jules Verne
- “That accounts for his unwillingness to talk about Africa,” went on Susan.
- Extract from : « The Strollers » by Frederic S. Isham
- He felt an unwillingness to close with her, to get it by force.
- Extract from : « An Outcast of the Islands » by Joseph Conrad
- This is not in the least from unwillingness to allow freedom to others.
- Extract from : « The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. X (of X) - America - II, Index » by Various
- The slightest sign of hesitation or unwillingness was met with blows.
- Extract from : « The Naval History of the United States » by Willis J. Abbot.
- The commander watched them, on his face the blankness of unwillingness to believe.
- Extract from : « Space Prison » by Tom Godwin
- If he had shown any unwillingness they would have pushed their way in.
- Extract from : « The Highgrader » by William MacLeod Raine
- There was therefore an unwillingness to commit his sayings to writing.
- Extract from : « The Faith of Islam » by Edward Sell
- Be off, I tell ye,' he added as Tom showed an unwillingness to move. '
- Extract from : « The Continental Monthly , Vol. 2 No. 5, November 1862 » by Various
Synonyms for unwillingness
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