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Raise your eyes and count the small gang of your oppressors who are only strong through the blood they suck from you and through your arms which you lend them unwillingly.
Georg Buchner

Meaning of "unwillingly" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UNWILLINGLY

unwillingly  [ʌnˈwɪlɪŋlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNWILLINGLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Unwillingly is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES UNWILLINGLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of unwillingly in the English dictionary

The definition of unwillingly in the dictionary is in an unfavourably inclined or reluctant manner. Other definition of unwillingly is in a manner performed, given, or said with reluctance.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNWILLINGLY


appallingly
əˈpɔːlɪŋlɪ
beguilingly
bɪˈɡaɪlɪŋlɪ
bewailingly
bɪˈweɪlɪŋlɪ
boilingly
ˈbɔɪlɪŋlɪ
chillingly
ˈtʃɪlɪŋlɪ
compellingly
kəmˈpɛlɪŋlɪ
dazzlingly
ˈdæzlɪŋlɪ
killingly
ˈkɪlɪŋlɪ
moilingly
ˈmɔɪlɪŋlɪ
prevailingly
prɪˈveɪlɪŋlɪ
railingly
ˈreɪlɪŋlɪ
revilingly
rɪˈvaɪlɪŋlɪ
smilingly
ˈsmaɪlɪŋlɪ
thrillingly
ˈθrɪlɪŋlɪ
trailingly
ˈtreɪlɪŋlɪ
unavailingly
ˌʌnəˈveɪlɪŋlɪ
unfailingly
ʌnˈfeɪlɪŋlɪ
unsmilingly
ʌnˈsmaɪlɪŋlɪ
wailingly
ˈweɪlɪŋlɪ
willingly
ˈwɪlɪŋlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNWILLINGLY

unwieldliness
unwieldly
unwieldy
unwifelike
unwifely
unwigged
unwilful
unwill
unwilled
unwilling
unwillingness
unwind
unwindable
unwinder
unwinged
unwinking
unwinkingly
unwinnable
unwinnowed
unwiped

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNWILLINGLY

accordingly
amazingly
astonishingly
correspondingly
exceedingly
increasingly
interestingly
irritatingly
knowingly
livingly
lovingly
overwhelmingly
seemingly
shockingly
sickeningly
singly
sparingly
strikingly
strongly
stunningly
surprisingly

Synonyms and antonyms of unwillingly in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «unwillingly» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNWILLINGLY

Find out the translation of unwillingly to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of unwillingly from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «unwillingly» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

不情愿
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

de mala gana
570 millions of speakers

English

unwillingly
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ना चाहते हुए भी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كرها
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

нехотя
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

contragosto
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অনিচ্ছায়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

contre son gré
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dengan tidak sengaja
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

widerwillig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

嫌々
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

마지 못해
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Unwillingly
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

miễn cưỡng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

விருப்பமின்றி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अनिच्छेने
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

istemeyerek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

malvolentieri
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

niechętnie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

нехотя
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fără voie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

απρόθυμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onwillig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ogärna
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

uvillig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of unwillingly

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNWILLINGLY»

The term «unwillingly» is regularly used and occupies the 72.746 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UNWILLINGLY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «unwillingly» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «unwillingly» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about unwillingly

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4 QUOTES WITH «UNWILLINGLY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word unwillingly.
1
Georg Buchner
Raise your eyes and count the small gang of your oppressors who are only strong through the blood they suck from you and through your arms which you lend them unwillingly.
2
Robert Jenkins
A number of Americans were used, most often unwillingly, by North Korea to arm spies with English-speaking skills so they could target American interests in South Korea and beyond.
3
Protagoras
No intelligent man believes that anybody ever willingly errs or willingly does base and evil deeds; they are well aware that all who do base and evil things do them unwillingly.
4
Alfred Russel Wallace
Truth is born into this world only with pangs and tribulations, and every fresh truth is received unwillingly.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNWILLINGLY»

Discover the use of unwillingly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to unwillingly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Unwillingly to School
A multidisciplinary approach to truancy and school refusal is put forward in this extensively rewritten edition of Unwillingly to School.
Ian Berg, Jean Patricia Nursten, 1996
2
Unwillingly a Witch
Description This is a raw and incredibly bleak account of ritual abuse which ruined a young life.
Rachel Fisher, 2011
3
Unwillingly to Earth
Raised on a rough miner's planet thousands of light years away from civilization, Lizzie Lee is tricked into accepting a scholarship to the most prestigious university in the galaxy. Original.
Pauline Ashwell, 1992
4
Tractates on the Gospel of John 11–27 (The Fathers of the ...
If we are drawn to Christ, therefore, we believe unwillingly. Therefore force is applied, will is not aroused. One can enter the Church unwillingly, one can approach the altar unwillingly, one can receive the sacrament unwillingly; no one can ...
Saint Augustine, 2010
5
Unwillingly To School
Recently widowed, Janet Creswell is visited by a former student of the Brantwood prep school where she was matron in 1944.
Peter Conway, 2008
6
As I Journey Along: A Ghanaian's Perception of Life in the ...
Unwillingly. As discussed elsewhere in this book there were many Ghanaians that were not lucky enough to secure the legal working and staying permits that would enable them pursue their goals in Germany. They As I Journey Along had to ...
Gabriel Awuah, 2005
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The Holy Orthodox Bible, Vol. I, The Pentateuch
26 And it shall be forgiven as respects all the congregation of the sons of Israel, and the stranger that is abiding among you, because it is involuntary to the entire people. 27 If one soul sins unwillingly, he shall bring one she-goat of a year old ...
‎2004
8
Routledge Philosophy Guidebook to Aristotle on Ethics
Aristotle says two things about these actions: they are not performed willingly (H1 , 1, 11 10b18): and, if the agent subsequently regrets what happened, they can be said to be performed unwillingly ( 1 1 1 1 a 1 9-2 1 ). Which actions? Clearly ...
Gerard J. Hughes, 2001
9
The works of ... Daniel Waterland. To which is prefixed, a ...
begat the Son willingly or unwillingly : and if we say " unwillingly, then the divine nature is forced by neces- " sity, and not by freedom of will." He concludes that the generation was neither willingly nor unwillingly, but naturally. St. Ambrosed, St.
Daniel Waterland, William Van Mildert (bp. of Durham), 1823
10
NPNF1-04. Augustine: The Writings Against the Manichaeans ...
For because we sinned unwillingly, and are compelled by a substance contrary and hostile to ourselves, therefore we follow the knowledge of things. By which knowledge the soul admonished and restored to pristine memory, recognizes the  ...
Philip Schaff

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNWILLINGLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term unwillingly is used in the context of the following news items.
1
In the spotlight, unwillingly
“Our parents may be Maoists but does that mean their children are not entitled to human rights?” asks Ami, 19-year-old daughter of Roopesh and Shyna, alleged ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
2
Cells unwillingly support viruses through cell entry
A team of scientists from the University of Zurich in Switzerland recently found that adenoviruses penetrate the body's cells before the cell unwillingly carries out ... «Vaccine News Daily, Jul 15»
3
Uber Just Unwillingly Hired All Its California Drivers
The beauty of the Uber business model -- from management's point of view -- is it doesn't have a bunch of needy, pesky employees around always asking for ... «2paragraphs.com, Jun 15»
4
Pension fund investors unwillingly increase equity allocation
The majority of global pension funds have been increasing their equity allocation in the past six months. However, many would prefer to decrease it if they could ... «Portfolio Adviser, Jun 15»
5
Farage: Labour 'dragged unwillingly' to EU vote U-turn
Mr Farage said: "The Labour Party has been dragged, unwillingly, to accept the inevitable that there will be an in/out EU referendum in the next two years. «ITV News, May 15»
6
Father of murdered child takes stand, unwillingly, against accused …
Judge orders arrest to get father of murdered child to testify in court against accused killers. Father of Carter Scott, 1 year-old killed in Cherry Hill, takes stand and ... «Baltimore Sun, May 15»
7
Naked suspect rescued from Redondo Beach waters is in custody
A naked man unwillingly rescued by Redondo Beach lifeguards Thursday night after leading police on a short chase had recently been hearing voices, police ... «Los Angeles Times, May 15»
8
Top EU diplomat says migrants won't be sent back unwillingly
Refugees and migrants intercepted at sea will not “be sent back against their will,” the European Union's top diplomat assured the UN Security Council on ... «Toronto Star, May 15»
9
Generations lost: Afghan refugee population straggles back unwillingly
In this file photo, Afghan refugees sit at The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) repatriation center on the outskirts of Peshawar on ... «The Express Tribune, Apr 15»
10
She Has ObamaCare, But Only Unwillingly
The March 2 Journal contains three letters citing the 11 million previously uninsured Americans who now have ObamaCare. I can assure you that at least one of ... «Wall Street Journal, Mar 15»

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