against one's will



against one's will

Without one's consent, forcibly, as in The defendant knew he could not be made to testify against his will. Originally one meaning of will was "acquiescence" or "consent," but this sense survives only in this idiom, which today nearly always implies some use of force. [c. 1400]
See also: will

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Kay (2)-Welsh Mythology, Arthurian Romance
Zenaida-Late Greek
Mehrdad-Persian
Antonin-French
Michalis-Greek
Aeron (2)-Welsh Mythology