widerstreben.
[with dative] to be reluctant to, to show some reluctance, to go against the grain with someone (contrary to one's nature)
Meaning & usage
[with dative] to be reluctant to, to show some reluctance, to go against the grain with someone (contrary to one's nature)
Es widerstrebte ihm, den Anweisungen Folge zu leisten.
Es widerstrebte ihr ganz und gar.
to be opposed to, to resist, to go against
Where this word comes from
wider- + streben
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