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reluctance
noun
A certain degree of unwillingness
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ɹɪˈlʌktəns
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noun
A certain degree of unwillingness
“A reluctance to commit himself”
noun
(physics) opposition to magnetic flux (analogous to electric resistance)
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A reluctance to commit himself
His hesitancy revealed his basic indisposition
After some hesitation he agreed
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