unwilling
/ʌnˈwɪlɪŋ/
US pronunciation
American sound/ʌnˈwɪlɪŋ/
ʌnˈwɪlɪŋ
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
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- 2nd syllable stress
- Vowel
- Short i vowel
- Ending
- Final ng sound
ʌn - ˈwɪlɪŋ -> unwilling
Myanmar meaning
Full entry
unwilling /ʌn'wÇlÇŋ / adj ~ (to do sth)
စိတ်မပါသော။ ဆန္ဒမရှိသော။ They were forced to become unwilling partners in the scheme. ❍ The public are usually unwilling to accept change.
❏ unwillingly adv
စိတ်မပါဘဲ။ ဆန္ဒမရှိဘဲ။ agree unwillingly to a request.
❏ unwillingness n [U]
စိတ်မပါခြင်း။ မလိုလားခြင်း။ His unwillingness to accept the truth annoyed me.
More examples
- [unwilling to do something] : Jane was unwilling to admit she was wrong.
- The government seems unable or unwilling to make further concessions.
- She always claimed she was an unwilling participant in the incident.
- She unwillingly agreed to go with them.
- The government has shown an unwillingness to negotiate on this issue.
Synonyms
reluctant, disinclined, averse, loath, indisposed, unenthusiastic, afraid, against, against the grain, backward, begrudging, compelled, contrary, demurring, disobliging, evasive, forced, grudging, hesitating, indocile, involuntary, laggard, malcontent, opposed, recalcitrant, refractory, remiss, resistant, shrinking, shy, slack, slow, unaccommodating, uncheerful, uncooperative, uneager, uninclined, unobliging, unready, unwishful, wayward
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