unwillingness

Noun

Meaning

unwillingness (countable and uncountable, plural unwillingnesses)

The property of being unwilling.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

resistance reservation objection reluctance hesitation aversion distaste disinclination repugnance indisposition hesitancy vacillation gradualness involuntariness lukewarmness
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Antonyms

will inclination readiness alacrity motivation willingness
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Hypernyms

disposition

Hyponyms

resistance reluctance hesitation disinclination indisposition hesitancy

Phrases with the word

unwillingness to try new things

Examples

The foundation of all mental illness is the unwillingness to experience legitimate suffering. Carl Jung

The origin of all science is in the desire to know causes; and the origin of all false science and imposture is in the desire to accept false causes rather than none; or, which is the same thing, in the unwillingness to acknowledge our own ignorance. William Hazlitt

The difference between science and religion is the difference between a willingness to dispassionately consider new evidence and new arguments, and a passionate unwillingness to do so. Sam Harris

To do a favour slowly is to begrudge it; to consent slowly shows unwillingness. Latin Proverb

Unwillingness ends in groaning. Hungarian Proverb

There is no impossibility, only unwillingness. Hungarian Proverb

Close letter words and terms

unwilling muscle unwilling to share unwillingly unwillingness to try new things unwilted unwilting