unwillingness

unwillingness

n. an unwillingness to + inf. (everyone deplored their unwillingness to compromise)

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an unwillingness to + inf. (everyone deplored their unwillingness to compromise)

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  • unwillingness — noun see unwilling …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • unwillingness — See unwillingly. * * * …   Universalium

  • unwillingness — noun The property of being unwilling …   Wiktionary

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