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Unwillingness Definition & Meaning

unwillingness
noun
  1. the trait of being unwilling; "his unwillingness to cooperate vetoed every proposal I made"; "in spite of our warnings he plowed ahead with the involuntariness of an automaton"

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What does unwillingness mean?
the trait of being unwilling; "his unwillingness to cooperate vetoed every proposal I made"; "in spite of our warnings he plowed ahead with the involuntariness of an automaton"
What part of speech is unwillingness?
Unwillingness is a noun.

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