unwillingness

CEFRB2

/əˈnwɪlɪŋnɪs/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A lack of desire or readiness to do something.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    The property of being unwilling.

Examples

  • The greatest difficulty of all is the unwillingness.

  • Tom's unwillingness to help surprised Mary.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Deep Dive

More examples

In context

  • 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.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

Despite the team's blank to accept the new safety rules, the manager insisted they comply.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From unwilling + -ness.