unwilla
Pronunciation: /ˈunˌwil.lɑ/
“unwilla” is an Old English word. Its 6 meanings in English:
noun
- displeasure
- that which causes displeasure
- absence of goodwill; dislike
- unwillingness, reluctance, unwill
- that which is unwanted or undesired
- used in the dative plural to express lack of willingness or consent, where Modern English would use an adverb or prepositional phrase: unwillingly, unconsensually, without one's consent, against one's will
Etymology
From un- + willa.
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