English noun: unwillingness | |||
| 1. | unwillingness (attribute) the trait of being unwilling | ||
| Samples | His unwillingness to cooperate vetoed every proposal I made. In spite of our warnings he plowed ahead with the involuntariness of an automaton. | ||
| Synonyms | involuntariness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | disposition, temperament | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | disinclination, hesitancy, hesitation, indisposition, reluctance, resistance | ||
| Antonyms | willingness | ||