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# unwillingness

«unwillingness» in Mova's school dictionary: **not wanting to do something** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (unwillingness — uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

Unwillingness means not wanting to do something. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unwillingness/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In stories, a character's unwillingness to help may change later. In school, unwillingness to try can hold you back. Phrases: unwillingness to.

### examples

- His unwillingness to share upset his friends. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unwillingness/#x1)
- She showed unwillingness to go to bed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unwillingness/#x2)
- The team's unwillingness to give up won the game. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unwillingness/#x3)
- Unwillingness to learn makes things harder. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unwillingness/#x4)
- The dog's unwillingness to bathe was funny. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unwillingness/#x5)
- Their unwillingness to listen caused problems. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unwillingness/#x6)

### note

Uncountable. Followed by «to» + verb. Adjective: unwilling.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «unwillingness» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unwillingness/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.