reluctance
/ɹɪˈlʌktəns/noun3 syllables
Reluctance means: a certain degree of unwillingness.
Synonyms for reluctance4
noun, as in a certain degree of unwillingness
What does reluctance mean?2
noun
1
a certain degree of unwillingness“a reluctance to commit himself”
2
(physics) opposition to magnetic flux (analogous to electric resistance)
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Reluctance in a sentence
- He showed a great reluctance to help me.unknown
- I don't understand your reluctance to do that.CK
- We noticed his reluctance to testify.CM
- I don't understand his reluctance to go.CK
- He feels no reluctance in acknowledging errors.unknown
- Tom doesn't understand Mary's reluctance to go out with his brother.CK
- It was with great reluctance that Tom finally agreed to the proposal.patgfisher
- I don't understand Tom's reluctance to do that.CK
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of reluctance
as a noun
- plural
- reluctances