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Reluctance

/ɹɪˈlʌktəns/

Unwillingness to do something.

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📖 Definitions of "Reluctance"

noun

1
Unwillingness to do something.
2
Hesitancy in taking some action.
3
That property of a magnetic circuit analogous to resistance in an electric circuit.

🔄 Synonyms of "Reluctance"

4 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
hesitationnoun	An act of hesitating
disinclinationnoun	The state of being disinclined; want of propensity, desire, or affection; slight aversion or dislike
indispositionnoun	A mild illness, the state of being indisposed.
hesitancynoun	A pausing or halting before beginning a task, often as a result of some fear or uncertainty about the outcome.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Reluctance"

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Word	Definition
disinclinationnoun	The state of being disinclined; want of propensity, desire, or affection; slight aversion or dislike
indispositionnoun	A mild illness, the state of being indisposed.
hesitancynoun	A pausing or halting before beginning a task, often as a result of some fear or uncertainty about the outcome.
hesitationnoun	An act of hesitating
dislikenoun	An attitude or a feeling of distaste or aversion.
failurenoun	State or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, opposite of success.
aversionnoun	Opposition or repugnance of mind; fixed dislike often without any conscious reasoning.
diffidencenoun	The state of being diffident, timid or shy; reticence or self-effacement.
antipathynoun	(uncountable) Often followed by against, between, for, or to: a (deep) feeling of dislike or repugnance, normally towards a person and less often towards a thing, often without any conscious reasoning; aversion, distaste, hostility; (countable) an instance of this.
lacknoun	A deficiency or need (of something desirable or necessary); an absence, want, dearth.
repugnancenoun	Extreme aversion, repulsion.
ill-willnoun	Alternative spelling of ill will. [A spiteful or vengeful attitude; a grudge; dislike.]
unwillingnessnoun	The property of being unwilling.
reticencenoun	(uncountable, also figuratively) Avoidance of saying or reluctance to say too much; discretion, tight-lippedness; (countable) an instance of acting in this manner.
indecisivenessnoun	The condition of being indecisive.
loathingnoun	Sense of revulsion, distaste, detestation, extreme hatred or dislike.
doubtnoun	(uncountable, countable) Disbelief or uncertainty (about something); (countable) a particular instance of such disbelief or uncertainty.
disgustnoun	An intense dislike or loathing someone feels for something bad or nasty.
regretnoun	Emotional pain on account of something done or experienced in the past, with a wish that it had been different; a looking back with dissatisfaction or with longing.
timiditynoun	The state of being timid; shyness.