unwillingness

/ˌʌn.wɪl.ɪŋ.nəs/

noun

  1. A lack of desire or readiness to do something.

    B1

    uncountable

    • "Her unwillingness to help surprised me."B1
    • "She showed her unwillingness to participate by staying silent."B1
    • "The committee's unwillingness to change its policy caused frustration."B2
    • "His unwillingness to cooperate made the project difficult."B2
    • "His apparent unwillingness to compromise brought the negotiations to a standstill."C1

Collocations

unwillingness to cooperateunwillingness to changeunwillingness to compromiseshow unwillingnessunwillingness to helpunwillingness to accept

Word family

unwillingwillingwillingnesswillinglyunwillingly