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[syn: unwillingness, involuntariness]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Unwilling \Un*will"ing\, a.
Not willing; loath; disinclined; reluctant; as, an unwilling
servant.
[1913 Webster]
And drop at last, but in unwilling ears,
This saving counsel, "Keep your piece nine years."
--Pope.
[1913 Webster] -- Un*will"ing*ly, adv. --
Un*will"ing*ness, n.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
unwillingness
n 1: the trait of being unwilling; "his unwillingness to
cooperate vetoed every proposal I made"; "in spite of our
warnings he plowed ahead with the involuntariness of an
automaton" [syn: unwillingness, involuntariness] [ant:
willingness]