reluctance
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3.6
- noun
- /rɪˈlʌktəns/
:
renuencia
- Well, in part, I think it was a shyness, a reluctance to, to talk about breastfeeding in public, which was common at the time.
- overcome reluctance
- initial reluctance
- reluctance to accept
So they must feel some affiliation, some reluctance to just kill us.
- So they must feel some affiliation, some reluctance to just kill us.
- Concerning this, a man once said, why such reluctance?
- What is your reluctance to not get another shot that based on what?
- Finally got one completed, and I am, and this is a topic I approach with some reluctance.
- But overall, as we look back on what we've talked about in this segment, we see that the reluctance of courts to deal with race.
- But again, it was partly partly due to an ongoing Western reluctance to really use the necessary military force in both of those conflicts.
- Now her son, who I don't necessarily think was being an enabler 'cause I don't think he knew Greg enough, wasn't listening to his mom's reluctance.
- But I mean the, the, the reluctance of kings, if you like, of dictators around the world to listen to advice is, is legendary.
- Both Speaker Boehner and Kevin McCarthy said that among the reasons for their reluctance to run for Speaker was they did not want to force their friends to take a tough vote.
- Part of that is AI think a reluctance to see this work as being important to the daily life of people who have just come out of a Great Recession.
Examples
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Indeed, foreign businessmen may soon overcome their reluctance to continue investing in China.
Academic text (1990) -
She expressed her reluctance to join the club because she preferred to spend her weekends alone.
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And only then and with great reluctance did the British put him in control.
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I understand your reluctance, but I knew his father, and he believed in me.
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But never, until now, had he felt a reluctance to open a letter.
Fiction book (1990) -
Some of the biggest challenges of child protection come from our own internal reluctance to act.
Academic text (2011) -
Other women expressed reluctance to identify as a student for different reasons.
Academic text (2011) -
Interviews with Israeli government officials revealed a clear reluctance to discuss economic matters in development terms.
Academic text (1991) -
Indeed, this concern is at the heart of the British reluctance to join the EMS.
Academic text (1990) -
First, qualitative research has identified numerous reasons for African Americans' reluctance to use hospice services.
Academic text (2008)
Synonyms
110
2.8
A short pause before you speak or act because you feel unsure
34
3.9
A feeling of not wanting to do something
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4.2
A short pause before you act because you are not sure
3
5.3
A short pause before doing or saying something because you feel unsure
2
8.0
A feeling of not wanting to do something
1
7.7
A small feeling of not wanting to do something
Antonyms
How Willing
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Reluctance comes from old Latin parts re- 'back' and luct 'struggle', so it gives the picture of someone 'pulling back' or fighting against doing something. That's why reluctance means an unwillingness or lack of enthusiasm to act.