Reluctance - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- a certain degree of unwillingness (syn: disinclination, hesitancy, hesitation, indisposition)
Extra examples
...the mice showed an odd reluctance to eat the cheese we had put out for them...
Her reluctance to get involved was understandable.
After much consideration and a great deal of reluctance we finally took this decision
Wells finally agreed, but with reluctance.
She has shown an unaccountable reluctance to accept their offer.
We entirely approve of his reluctance to be bracketed with a person of this sort.
We noted his reluctance to testify.
His reluctance to help could, in part, be explained by his poor eyesight.
He showed great reluctance to reveal his whereabouts.
Her recent divorce may explain her reluctance to date again
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