Dictionary entry

Unwilling

Pronunciation: /ʌnˈwɪlɪŋ/

Pronunciation

/ʌnˈwɪlɪŋ/

Myanmar Meaning

(adj) စိတ်မပါ

Definition

unwilling /ʌn'wÇlÇŋ / adj ~ (to do sth) စိတ္မပါေသာ။ ဆႏၵမရိွေသာ။ They were forced to become unwilling partners in the scheme. ❍ The public are usually unwilling to accept change. ❏ unwillingly adv စိတ္မပါဘဲ။ ဆႏၵမရိွဘဲ။ agree unwillingly to a request. ❏ unwillingness n [U] စိတ္မပါျခင္း။ မလိုလားျခင္း။ His unwillingness to accept the truth annoyed me.

Examples

  1. [unwilling to do something] : Jane was unwilling to admit she was wrong.
  2. The government seems unable or unwilling to make further concessions.
  3. She always claimed she was an unwilling participant in the incident.
  4. She unwillingly agreed to go with them.
  5. The government has shown an unwillingness to negotiate on this issue.