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Meanings of unwillingness in English

Portuguese
relutância
Catalan
desgana

The trait of being unwilling.

      relutância
      Usage of unwillingness in English
      1
      A common thread was an unwillingness to accept responsibility for actions taken.
      The Irish Times
      2
      However, Mr Ford today stated his unwillingness to even countenance the suggestion.
      The Irish Times
      3
      Her unwillingness to submit to my earlier solutions also hardened my heart.
      The secret lives of baba segi's wives
      4
      There are already signs of some foreign unwillingness to hold U.S. assets.
      Reuters
      5
      In the ministry this unwillingness to recruit personnel was seen as positive.
      Amberville
      6
      But the need pressed him; he choked back his unwillingness, and submitted.
      The Yoke / A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Chil...
      7
      The three men rose to their feet with varying degrees of unwillingness.
      The Great Prince Shan
      8
      Gertrudis at the same time expressed her unwillingness that he should depart.
      The Tiger Hunter
      9
      But his unwillingness to leave his wife's vicinity had solidified his resolve.
      The Dragon King’s Palace
      10
      One could understand very well her unwillingness to be a burden, etc.
      The Secret Agent: A Simple Tale
      11
      Briefly, baldly, fell the words, spoken in an undertone, with evident unwillingness.
      The Keeper of the Door
      12
      Now for this unwillingness of these people, it is well expressed here.
      The Covenants And The Covenanters / Covenants, Sermons, and Docu...
      13
      But it's not due to an unwillingness to evolve with the game.
      The Guardian
      14
      That, and an unwillingness to sleep in any bed but my own.
      Edge of Infinity
      15
      When all was done, he felt a strange unwillingness to leave Welbury.
      Hetty's Strange History
      16
      Leila's unwillingness to talk had given him some suspicion of the truth.
      Westways: A Village Chronicle
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      Ireland
      Common
      United Kingdom
      Common
      United States of America
      Less common