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Unwilling ʌnˈwɪlɪŋ Adjective Bre Invest Money Project Unable

Word unwilling
WordType (adjective)
Phonetic BrE / ʌnˈwɪlɪŋ / NAmE / ʌnˈwɪlɪŋ /
Example
  • they are unwilling to invest any more money in the project.
  • she was unable, or unwilling, to give me any further details.
  • an unwilling hero
  • he became the unwilling object of her attention.
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unwilling

(adjective)BrE / ʌnˈwɪlɪŋ / NAmE / ʌnˈwɪlɪŋ /
  1. not wanting to do something and refusing to do it
    • They are unwilling to invest any more money in the project.
    • She was unable, or unwilling, to give me any further details.
  2. not wanting to do or be something, but forced to by other people
    • synonym reluctant
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/reluctant
    • an unwilling hero
    • He became the unwilling object of her attention.
    • She found herself the unwilling participant in an emotional tug of war.

    Word Origin

    • Old English unwillende (see un-, willing).
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