"unwill" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: unwills [plural]
Etymology: From un- (“lack or absence of”) + will (noun). Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|will|pos2=n|t1=lack or absence of}} un- (“lack or absence of”) + will (noun) Head templates: {{en-noun}} unwill (plural unwills)
  1. Lack or absence of will; willlessness; undesire.
    Sense id: en-unwill-en-noun-ybpy3uFu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 90 10 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 61 39
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Forms: unwills [present, singular, third-person], unwilling [participle, present], unwilled [participle, past], unwilled [past]
Etymology: From un- (reverse action prefix) + will (verb). Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|will|pos1=reverse action prefix|pos2=v}} un- (reverse action prefix) + will (verb) Head templates: {{en-verb}} unwill (third-person singular simple present unwills, present participle unwilling, simple past and past participle unwilled)
  1. (transitive) To annul or reverse by an act of the will. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-unwill-en-verb-9oxOxPCT
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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