unwilling

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

un·will·ing BrE [ʌnˈwɪlɪŋ] NAmE [ʌnˈwɪlɪŋ] adjective
1. not usually before noun ~ (to do sth) not wanting to do sth and refusing to do it
• They are unwilling to invest any more money in the project.
• She was unable, or unwilling, to give me any further details.
2. only before noun not wanting to do or be sth, but forced to by other people
Syn: ↑reluctant
•an unwilling hero
•He became the unwilling object of her attention.
Opp: ↑willing
Derived Words: ↑unwillingly ▪ ↑unwillingness

Word Origin:
[unwilling unwillingly unwillingness] Old English unwillende (see ↑un-, ↑willing).

Example Bank:
•She found herself the unwilling participant in an emotional tug of war.