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Meanings of unwillingness in English
Portuguese
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desgana Synonyms
Examples for "involuntariness"
Examples for "involuntariness"
1
For we speak of voluntariness and involuntariness in respect of the will.
2
Objection 1: It would seem that violence does not cause involuntariness.
3
Objection 1: It would seem that ignorance does not cause involuntariness.
4
Therefore fear has a greater tendency than concupiscence to cause involuntariness.
5
But not to wish implies involuntariness, which is contrary to voluntariness.
Usage of unwillingness in English
1
A common thread was an unwillingness to accept responsibility for actions taken.
2
However, Mr Ford today stated his unwillingness to even countenance the suggestion.
3
Her unwillingness to submit to my earlier solutions also hardened my heart.
4
There are already signs of some foreign unwillingness to hold U.S. assets.
5
In the ministry this unwillingness to recruit personnel was seen as positive.
6
But the need pressed him; he choked back his unwillingness, and submitted.
7
The three men rose to their feet with varying degrees of unwillingness.
8
Gertrudis at the same time expressed her unwillingness that he should depart.
9
But his unwillingness to leave his wife's vicinity had solidified his resolve.
10
One could understand very well her unwillingness to be a burden, etc.
11
Briefly, baldly, fell the words, spoken in an undertone, with evident unwillingness.
12
Now for this unwillingness of these people, it is well expressed here.
13
But it's not due to an unwillingness to evolve with the game.
14
That, and an unwillingness to sleep in any bed but my own.
15
When all was done, he felt a strange unwillingness to leave Welbury.
16
Leila's unwillingness to talk had given him some suspicion of the truth.
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Unwillingness through the time
Unwillingness across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common