unwillingness
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Definition
- Noun:
- The state or quality of not wanting to do something; reluctance or lack of enthusiasm: "Unwillingness" refers to the trait or feeling of being disinclined, resistant, or not ready to agree to something or to act.
Usage
- "Unwillingness" is used to describe a person's disposition or attitude towards an action, request, or situation. It indicates a lack of voluntary consent or eagerness.
- It is often followed by an infinitive ("to" + verb) or a prepositional phrase beginning with "to" (e.g., unwillingness to cooperate).
Examples
Advanced Usage
- "Unwillingness" in formal or analytical contexts: The term is often used in psychology, management, and sociology to analyze behavior, motivation, or organizational culture.
- The study examined the unwillingness of consumers to share personal data.
- "Manifest/Display/Show unwillingness": Common collocations to describe the act of revealing this attitude.
- The employee manifested a clear unwillingness to follow the new protocol.
Variants and Related Words
- Unwilling (adj): Not ready, eager, or prepared to do something.
- He was unwilling to answer the question.
- Unwillingly (adv): In a reluctant manner.
- She agreed, but did so unwillingly.
Synonyms
- Reluctance: Hesitancy or unwillingness to do something.
- Disinclination: A mild unwillingness or lack of desire.
- Aversion: A strong feeling of dislike or unwillingness.
- Resistance: The refusal to accept or comply with something.
Antonyms
- Willingness: The quality of being ready, eager, or prepared to do something.
- Eagerness: Enthusiasm to do or have something.
- Readiness: The state of being fully prepared or willing.
Related Phrases and Idioms
- With great unwillingness: Doing something with a high degree of reluctance.
- He signed the contract with great unwillingness.
- A show of unwillingness: A demonstration or display of reluctance.
- Her show of unwillingness was noted by the committee.
Noun
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the trait of being unwilling
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his unwillingness to cooperate vetoed every proposal I made
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in spite of our warnings he plowed ahead with the involuntariness of an automaton
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