reluctancenoun [ S or U ]
uk/rɪˈlʌk.təns/us/rɪˈlʌk.təns/an unwillingness to do something:
I accepted his resignation with great reluctance.
[ + to infinitive ] Her reluctance to talk to the press was quite understandable.
More examples
- Her reluctance to contribute financially is going to cause problems for us.
- I fully understand his reluctance to leave his children.
- I don't understand her reluctance to come.
- He tried to explain his reluctance to get involved.
- The reluctance of either side to compromise means that the talks are doomed to fail.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Unwilling and reluctant
- arsed
- balk
- baulk
- be blowed if... idiom
- be in no mood for sth/to do sth idiom
- begrudge
- deign
- disinclination
- disinclined
- disobliging
- drag your heels/feet idiom
- fag
- jib
- not have the heart to do sth idiom
- not have the stomach for sth idiom
- rather you than me idiom
- reluctant
- shagged
- sticky
- stomach
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