unwilling

English

Etymology

From un- +‎ willing.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʌnˈwɪlɪŋ/
Audio (US) (file)
Rhymes: -ɪlɪŋ

Adjective

unwilling (comparative more unwilling, superlative most unwilling)

Not willing; reluctant
an unwilling servant

We are unwilling to restore his previous privileges after his betrayal of our trust.

Derived terms

unwillingly (adv)

Translations

not willing; loath; disinclined; reluctant

Catalan: reaci
Chinese:
Mandarin: 不情願 (zh), 不情愿 (zh) (bùqíngyuàn)
Czech: neochotný m
Finnish: haluton (fi), vastahakoinen (fi)
French: réticent (fr)
German: unwillig
Greek:
Ancient: ἄκων (ákōn)

Irish: drogallach
Latin: invītus
Maori: ngākaukore, whakatohetohe, horokukū, whakawhēuaua, korongata, manawapā
Persian: بی‌میل‎ (bi-meyl)
Portuguese: indisposto
Russian: нерасполо́женный (ru) (neraspolóžennyj), нескло́нный (ru) (nesklónnyj), неохо́тный (ru) (neoxótnyj)
Scottish Gaelic: aindeònach, leisg
Spanish: involuntario (es), reticente (es), indispuesto (es), renitente (es)
Turkish: gönülsüz (tr), isteksiz (tr), hevessiz (tr)

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