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   Un·will·ing

   /ˌənˈwiliNG/

   

   adjective

   • 1. not ready, eager, or prepared to do something: "he was unwilling to take on that responsibility" Similar reluctantunenthusiastichesitantafraidresistantgrudginginvoluntaryforcedenforceddisinclinedreluctantaverseloathindisposednot in the moodslownot aboutnot have the heart tobalk atjib atdemur atshy away fromflinch fromrecoil fromshrink frommindhave qualms abouthave scruples abouthave misgivings abouthave reservations aboutstick atthink twice aboutwaver aboutvacillate aboutdrag one's feet/heels overcan't be bothered doing somethinginformal:be cagey aboutboggle atarchaic:sweerdisrelish somethingOpposite willingkeenwillingkeen

   Word Origin Old Englishunwillende (see un-1, willing).

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