involuntariness (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *involuntariness*:
NOUN	attribute	involuntariness, unwillingness	the trait of being unwilling

English > *involuntariness*: 1 sense > noun 1, attribute
Meaning	The trait of being unwilling.
Example	"in spite of our warnings he plowed ahead with the involuntariness of an automaton"
Synonym	unwillingness
Narrower	reluctance, hesitancy, hesitation, disinclination, indisposition	A certain degree of unwillingness
Narrower	resistance	(psychiatry) an unwillingness to bring repressed feelings into conscious awareness
Broader	disposition, temperament	Your usual / usual mood
Opposite	willingness	cheerful compliance
Spanish	desgana, noluntad, reticencia, roncería
Catalan	desgana, mala disposició, reticència

HyperDic: involuntariness