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Meaning of self-will | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The quality of being willful and ignoring opposition.

uncountable

Equivalents

Bosanski samovolja samovoljnost самовоља самовољност
Deutsch Eigensinn Eigenwille
Español voluntad propia
हिन्दी मनमानी
Hrvatski samovolja samovoljnost самовоља самовољност
Română încăpățânare
Српски samovolja samovoljnost самовоља самовољност
Svenska egenvilja självrådighet självsvåld

Examples

“This Marian principle indicates that women ought to divest themselves of self-will in order to be obedient to the word of God as articulated by male spokesmen.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

self-willed self-willedness self-worship self-worth self-XSS selfabsorption

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