🇬🇧 Unwilling meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

If you are unwilling to do something, it means you really don’t want to do it and refuse to do it, even if someone is asking or trying to make you. You might cross your arms, shake your head, and say, “Nope, I’m not doing that!” because you feel it’s scary, annoying, unfair, or just not what you want.

Grandpa was unwilling to admit he was lost, even though the GPS had already said “recalculating” eight times.

My alarm clock was unwilling to mind its own business, so it got buried under three pillows and a grumpy child.

The robot vacuum was unwilling to enter my room, probably because even machines are afraid of that mess.

The baby was unwilling to give up the TV remote, so we all watched 47 minutes of the volume menu.

I was unwilling to go to bed, so my eyelids went on strike and started closing all by themselves.

Rain hit the window. A small boy sat on the floor, unwilling to go out. His dog was unwilling to leave the warm mat. father stood unwilling with a coat, unwilling to carry the boy if he cried. The boy stayed unwilling to move, then smiled when the father opened the door; they stepped into the rain, both laughing.

This word is at the B2 level, which means it’s used in more complex conversations and texts. It helps you discuss abstract ideas, express opinions clearly, and engage in discussions on a variety of topics, both personal and professional.

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