widerstreben

== German == === Etymology === wider- +‎ streben === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /viːdɐˈʃtʁeːbn̩/ Hyphenation: wi‧der‧stre‧ben === Verb === widerstreben (weak, third-person singular present widerstrebt, past tense widerstrebte, past participle widerstrebt, auxiliary haben) [with dative] to be reluctant to, to show some reluctance, to go against the grain with someone (contrary to one's nature) Synonym: zuwider sein Es widerstrebte ihm, den Anweisungen Folge zu leisten. ― He was reluctant to follow the instructions. Es widerstrebte ihr ganz und gar. ― It went very much against the grain with her. (reflexive, higher register) to be opposed to, to resist, to go against [with dative ‘someone/something’] Synonyms: sich aufbegehren, sich opponieren, sich entgegentreten, sich widersetzen ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Widerstreben, Widerstreber, Widerstrebung widerstrebend, widerstrebt ==== Related terms ==== widerspiegeln, widerwillig === Further reading === “widerstreben” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961. “widerstreben”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “widerstreben” in Duden online