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Vinony

unwillingness

noun

  1. reluctance/disinclination (quality/state of being unwilling)
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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English unwilling Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English unwillingness From unwilling + -ness.

  1. The property of being unwilling.

    “In the second extract, the teacher formulated Anna's resistance as reported by Tonie as a prewillingness rather than unwillingness. She constructed Anna's prewillingness as founded in her precompetence, rather than incompetence.”