widerstrebend — meaning in English

English meaning

• reluctant adj Unwilling to do something; hesitant or resistant to taking an action.
• repugnant adj So offensive or distasteful that it causes strong disgust.

Senses

widerstrebend is used for these senses in English:

• against the grain (idiomatic) Unwillingly, reluctantly; contrary to one's nature.
• begrudging reluctant
• repugnant (legal) Opposed or in conflict.

repugnant — full definition

1. adj So offensive or distasteful that it causes strong disgust.
2. adj In direct conflict with something else.

Related German words