Unwilling — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

not disposed or inclined toward

in spite of contrary volition

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʌnwˈɪlɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/ʌnwˈɪlɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʌnwˈɪlɪŋ/

3 syllables Say it as /ʌnwˈɪlɪŋ/.

Examples

an unwilling assistant
unwilling to face facts

Synonyms & Antonyms

Antonyms

willing

Parts of Speech

adjective	not disposed or inclined toward “an unwilling assistant”
adjective	in spite of contrary volition

Word Forms

unwillingness

noun

the trait of being unwilling

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unwillig

nicht geneigt oder dazu geneigt

🇫🇷French

ne voulant pas

pas disposé ou enclin à

🇪🇸Spanish

reacio

no dispuesto o inclinado hacia

🇮🇹Italian

riluttante

non disposto o propenso verso

🇳🇱Dutch

onwillig

niet geneigd of geneigd tot

🇵🇹Portuguese

relutante

não está disposto ou inclinado a

🇷🇺Russian

не желающий

не расположен и не склонен к

India

🇮🇳Hindi

तैयार नहीं

निपटारा या झुकाव नहीं

🇧🇩Bengali

অনিচ্ছুক

নিষ্পত্তি বা দিকে ঝুঁক না

🇮🇳Tamil

விருப்பமில்லாத

அப்புறப்படுத்தப்படவில்லை அல்லது நோக்கி சாய்வதில்லை

🇮🇳Telugu

ఇష్టంలేని

పారవేయడం లేదా వైపు మొగ్గు చూపడం లేదు

🇮🇳Marathi

अनिच्छुक

विल्हेवाट लावलेली नाही किंवा त्याकडे झुकलेली नाही

🇮🇳Gujarati

અનિચ્છા

નિકાલ અથવા તરફ વળેલું નથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಇಷ್ಟವಿಲ್ಲದ

ವಿಲೇವಾರಿ ಮಾಡಿಲ್ಲ ಅಥವಾ ಕಡೆಗೆ ಒಲವು ಹೊಂದಿಲ್ಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഇഷ്ടമില്ലാത്തത്

വിനിയോഗിക്കാത്തതോ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ചായ്‌വുള്ളതോ അല്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਇੱਛੁਕ

ਨਿਪਟਾਰਾ ਜਾਂ ਵੱਲ ਝੁਕਾਅ ਨਹੀਂ

🇵🇰Urdu

ناپسندیدہ

ڈسپوزل یا اس کی طرف مائل نہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不愿意

不打算或倾向于

🇯🇵Japanese

不本意な

志向していない、または傾向がない

🇰🇷Korean

마음 내키지 않는

성향이 없거나 기울어지지 않음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không muốn

không sẵn sàng hoặc có khuynh hướng

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่เต็มใจ

ไม่โน้มน้าวหรือโน้มเอียงไปทาง

🇮🇩Indonesian

enggan

tidak cenderung atau cenderung ke arah itu

🇵🇭Filipino

ayaw

hindi itinapon o hilig

🇲🇾Malay

tidak mahu

tidak dilupuskan atau cenderung ke arah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غير راغبة

لا يميل أو يميل إليه

🇮🇷Persian

ناخواسته

متمایل یا متمایل به سمت نیست

🇹🇷Turkish

isteksiz

eğilimli veya eğilimli değil

🇮🇱Hebrew

לא מוכן

לא זרוק או נוטה לכיוון

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