reluctance

Noun

Meaning

Alt. of Reluctancy

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

hesitation disinclination indisposition hesitancy resistance opposition aversion scruple reticence misgiving unwillingness reserve repulsion loathing doubt
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Antonyms

will love agreement belief desire answer
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Hypernyms

involuntariness unwillingness electrical phenomenon

Hyponyms

sloth slothfulness

Phrases with the word

firm reluctance showed reluctance with reluctance displayed reluctance without reluctance

Examples

There is nothing which we receive with so much reluctance as advice. Joseph Addison

The British have been particularly shy about the issues of financial regulation, and attentive only to the interests of the City - hence their reluctance to see the introduction of a tax on financial transactions and tax harmonisation in Europe. François Hollande

On the approach of spring I withdraw without reluctance from the noisy and extensive scene of crowds without company, and dissipation without pleasure. Edward Gibbon

Our All is at Stake, and the little Conveniences and Comforts of Life, when set in Competition with our Liberty, ought to be rejected not with Reluctance but with Pleasure. George Mason

We receive nothing with so much reluctance as advice. Latin Proverb

We receive nothing with so much reluctance as instruction. Latin Proverb

Close letter words and terms

relucency relucent reluct reluctance motor reluctancy reluctant