à contrecœur

Meaning

Reluctantly, unwillingly, with disgust.

Synonyms

reluctantly

uneath

Translations

de mala gana

ungern

unwillig

widerstrebend

à regret

à contrecoeur

à contrecœur

controvoglia

malincuore

malvolentieri

ritrosamente

gravate

gravanter

met tegenzin

relutantemente

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌæ ˌkɒn.tɹəˈkɜː/

Etymology

Cognate with Old French: estre contre coer a

In summary

Borrowed from French à contrecœur, à contre-cœur, from Old French avoir a contrecuer, avoir contrecœur (“to dislike”), from à (“for, with”) + contre-cœur (“aversion, dislike”) (contre (“against”) + cœur (“heart”)); compare Old French estre contre coer a (“to be adverse to”).