Meanings
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noun
the trait of being unwilling
Their unwillingness to cooperate vetoed every proposal I made.
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noun
The property of being unwilling.
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.
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Synonyms
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noun
· the trait of being unwilling
involuntariness
Etymology
From unwilling + -ness.