Unwilling
adjective
Not ready, eager, or prepared to do something.
She was unwilling to let him drive her home.
Often appears as...
- unwilling to help
- unwilling to cooperate
adjective
Doing or done grudgingly or with reluctance.
I was an unwilling participant in the discussion.
Often appears as...
- unwilling participant
- unwilling witness
adjective
Not ready, eager, or prepared to do something.
She was unwilling to let him drive her home.
Often appears as...
- unwilling to help
- unwilling to cooperate
adjective
Doing or done grudgingly or with reluctance.
I was an unwilling participant in the discussion.
Often appears as...
- unwilling participant
- unwilling witness
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Personal Resistance
Used when someone personally doesn't want to do something, often emotionally driven.
Despite the attractive offer, he was unwilling to relocate for the job.
Pro Tip 2/3Subtle Defiance
Can imply a quiet form of resistance to authority or expectation without open conflict.
The employees were unwilling to work overtime without proper compensation.
Pro Tip 3/3Implicit Pressure
Suggests there might be external or internal pressure influencing the decision.
She remained unwilling to discuss her past, despite her therapist's encouragement.
Pro Tip 1/3Personal Resistance
Used when someone personally doesn't want to do something, often emotionally driven.
Despite the attractive offer, he was unwilling to relocate for the job.
Pro Tip 2/3Subtle Defiance
Can imply a quiet form of resistance to authority or expectation without open conflict.
The employees were unwilling to work overtime without proper compensation.
Pro Tip 3/3Implicit Pressure
Suggests there might be external or internal pressure influencing the decision.
She remained unwilling to discuss her past, despite her therapist's encouragement.
Pro Tip 1/3Personal Resistance
Used when someone personally doesn't want to do something, often emotionally driven.
Despite the attractive offer, he was unwilling to relocate for the job.
Pro Tip 2/3Subtle Defiance
Can imply a quiet form of resistance to authority or expectation without open conflict.
The employees were unwilling to work overtime without proper compensation.
Pro Tip 3/3Implicit Pressure
Suggests there might be external or internal pressure influencing the decision.
She remained unwilling to discuss her past, despite her therapist's encouragement.
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How to build a fictional...
yet fantastical, fictional worlds are created everyday in our minds, on computers, even on napkins at the restaurant down the street. The truth is your imagination and a willingness to, figuratively, live in your own world are all you need to get started writing a novel.
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Is there a disease that...
Regardless, toxoplasma has definitely benefited from humans to become one of the world's most successful parasites. It's not just our willingness to let cats on our dining room tables or in our beds. Raising livestock and building cities which attract rodents
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Oviraptorid Defends Her...
Unwilling to leave the nest, the adult protects its offspring, first, by hiding
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Casey Neistat for Nat...
there will always be someone who's better at whatever you're doing them with what you then you are but you can always be the hardest-working person in the room and I think the hardest-working person will always win life shrinks and expands in direct proportion to one's willingness to take on risk and I think
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Giving a voice to young...
report but at the same time I can't have I can't hide what I feel and as the more expect time with these young activists who faced arrest or torture for challenging the government I was touched and humbled by the conviction of my peers witnessing their bravery and their willingness to put everything on the
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A simple way to break a...
from moment to moment. This willingness to turn toward our experience rather than trying to make unpleasant cravings go away as quickly as possible. And this willingness to turn toward our experience is supported by curiosity, which is naturally rewarding. What does curiosity feel like? It feels good.
Video examples
How to build a fictional...
yet fantastical, fictional worlds are created everyday in our minds, on computers, even on napkins at the restaurant down the street. The truth is your imagination and a willingness to, figuratively, live in your own world are all you need to get started writing a novel.
Video examples
Is there a disease that...
Regardless, toxoplasma has definitely benefited from humans to become one of the world's most successful parasites. It's not just our willingness to let cats on our dining room tables or in our beds. Raising livestock and building cities which attract rodents
Video examples
Oviraptorid Defends Her...
Unwilling to leave the nest, the adult protects its offspring, first, by hiding
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Dinosaurs: Just Big...
Unwilling to leave the nest, the adult protects its offspring, first, by hiding
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Ferocious Dinosaur...
unwilling to leave the nest the adult protects its offspring first by hiding
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Top 5 Times Nature Won PIPE...
unwilling to leave the nest the adult protects its offspring first by hiding
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The Greatest Fights In...
unwilling to leave the nest the adult protects its offspring first by hiding
Example 1 of 10
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Glenn Greenwald
American Journalist
It shouldn't take extreme courage and a willingness to go to prison for decades or even life to blow the whistle on bad government acts done in secret. But it does. And that is an immense problem for democracy, one that all journalists should be united in fighting.
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Edward de Bono
English Psychologist
One very important aspect of motivation is the willingness to stop and to look at things that no one else has bothered to look at. This simple process of focusing on things that are normally taken for granted is a powerful source of creativity.
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Eleanor Roosevelt
American First Lady
Freedom makes a huge requirement of every human being. With freedom comes responsibility. For the person who is unwilling to grow up, the person who does not want to carry his own weight, this is a frightening prospect.
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Yehuda Berg
American Clergyman
Personal responsibility is not only recognizing the errors of our ways. Personal responsibility lies in our willingness and ability to correct those errors individually and collectively.
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Ewa Kopacz
Polish Politician
I am a doctor - it's a profession that may be considered a special mission, a devotion. It calls for involvement, respect and willingness to help all other people.
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Ivan Krastev
Public Servant
It is people's willingness to take personal risks and confront the powerful by daring to speak the truth, not the truth itself, that ultimately leads to change.
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Greg Boyle
American Clergyman
What is ultimately compelling for our children in helping them conjure images of a future for themselves is our willingness to walk with them as they do it.
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Jinder Mahal
Canadian Athlete
My transformation represents more than what is just skin deep; it represents my motivation, drive, and willingness to constantly improve.
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Leo Buscaglia
American Author
What we call the secret of happiness is no more a secret than our willingness to choose life.
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Gerald Jampolsky
American Psychologist
Through our willingness to help others we can learn to be happy rather than depressed.
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Glenn Greenwald
American Journalist
It shouldn't take extreme courage and a willingness to go to prison for decades or even life to blow the whistle on bad government acts done in secret. But it does. And that is an immense problem for democracy, one that all journalists should be united in fighting.
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Edward de Bono
English Psychologist
One very important aspect of motivation is the willingness to stop and to look at things that no one else has bothered to look at. This simple process of focusing on things that are normally taken for granted is a powerful source of creativity.
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Eleanor Roosevelt
American First Lady
Freedom makes a huge requirement of every human being. With freedom comes responsibility. For the person who is unwilling to grow up, the person who does not want to carry his own weight, this is a frightening prospect.
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Yehuda Berg
American Clergyman
Personal responsibility is not only recognizing the errors of our ways. Personal responsibility lies in our willingness and ability to correct those errors individually and collectively.
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Ewa Kopacz
Polish Politician
I am a doctor - it's a profession that may be considered a special mission, a devotion. It calls for involvement, respect and willingness to help all other people.
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Ivan Krastev
Public Servant
It is people's willingness to take personal risks and confront the powerful by daring to speak the truth, not the truth itself, that ultimately leads to change.
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Greg Boyle
American Clergyman
What is ultimately compelling for our children in helping them conjure images of a future for themselves is our willingness to walk with them as they do it.
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Jinder Mahal
Canadian Athlete
My transformation represents more than what is just skin deep; it represents my motivation, drive, and willingness to constantly improve.
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Leo Buscaglia
American Author
What we call the secret of happiness is no more a secret than our willingness to choose life.
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Gerald Jampolsky
American Psychologist
Through our willingness to help others we can learn to be happy rather than depressed.
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