Tom's unwillingness to help surprised Mary.
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Unwillingness
Synonyms for "unwillingness" (47 found)
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19 translations across 15 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- неохо́та noun (property of being unwilling)
Czech
1 entries- neochota noun (property of being unwilling)
Danish
1 entries- uvilje noun (property of being unwilling)
Dutch
1 entries- onwil noun (property of being unwilling)
Esperanto
1 entries- malemo noun (property of being unwilling)
German
1 entries- Unwilligkeit noun (property of being unwilling)
Irish
2 entries- drogall noun (property of being unwilling)
- leisce noun (property of being unwilling)
Italian
1 entries- riluttanza noun (property of being unwilling)
Latin
1 entries- nōluntās noun (property of being unwilling)
Manx
3 entries- neuaigney noun (property of being unwilling)
- neuarryltys noun (property of being unwilling)
- neuwooiys noun (property of being unwilling)
Northern Kurdish
1 entries- bêdilî noun (property of being unwilling)
Russian
2 entries- нежела́ние noun (property of being unwilling)
- неохо́та noun (property of being unwilling)
Spanish
1 entries- mala gana noun (property of being unwilling)
Swedish
1 entries- ovilja noun (property of being unwilling)
Turkish
1 entries- gönülsüzlük noun (property of being unwilling)
Sample sentences
11 total sentences available.
The greatest difficulty of all is the unwillingness.
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The problem is Tom's complete unwillingness to negotiate.
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These symbolize the protagonist's unwillingness to succumb to the pressures of society.
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