à contrecœur

Etymology
Borrowed from, , from , , from +  ( + ); compare 🇨🇬.

Adverb

 * 1) Reluctantly, unwillingly, with disgust.

Etymology
See, , and for the etymologies of the individual words. The adverbial phrase derives from the phrase qui va contre le cœur, meaning “which goes against the heart”, where heart is used figuratively to mean “one’s preferences”.

Adverb

 * 1) reluctantly; unwillingly