against someone's will

English

Adverb

against someone's will

Due to being forced rather than by choice.

Translations

reluctantly, unwillingly

Dutch: tegen heug en meug
Finnish: vastoin (jonkun) tahtoa, vastoin tahtoaan (using possessive forms), tahtomatta (fi) (+ genitive or possessive suffix)
French: contre son gré
Galician: á forza
Polish: wbrew woli

See also

Further reading

“against someone's will”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
“against your will” (US) / “against your will” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.
“against someones will”, in Collins English Dictionary.

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