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unwillingness

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un⋅will⋅ing

  [uhn-wil-ing]
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–adjective
1. not willing; reluctant; loath; averse: an unwilling partner in the crime.
2. opposed; offering resistance; stubborn or obstinate; refractory: an unwilling captive.
Origin:
bef. 900; OE unwillende (not recorded in ME); see un- 1 , willing

Related forms:
un⋅will⋅ing⋅ly, adverb
un⋅will⋅ing⋅ness, noun
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un·will·ing   (ŭn-wĭl'ĭng)   
adj.  

  1. Not willing; hesitant or loath: unwilling to face facts.

  2. Done, given, or said reluctantly: unwilling consent.

un·will'ing·ly adv., un·will'ing·ness n.
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Word Origin & History

unwilling 
O.E. unwillende, from un- (1) "not" + willing. Re-formed 16c.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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