Synonyms for reluctance

Grammar : Noun

Spell : ri-luhk-tuh ns

Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈlʌk təns

Définition of reluctance

Origin : 1640s, "act of struggling against," from obsolete verb reluct "to struggle or rebel against" (1520s), from Latin reluctari "to struggle against, resist, make opposition," from re- "against" (see re-) + luctari "to struggle, wrestle," perhaps shares a common origin with Greek lygos "pliant twig," lygizein "to bend, twist," Old English locc "twist of hair" (see lock (n.2)). Meaning "unwillingness" is first attested 1660s. Related: Reluctancy (1620s.).

noun disinclination

Example sentences :

Our reluctance for conflict should not be misjudged as a failure of will.
Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various

Therefore my reluctance to be driven from my place of usefulness.
Extract from : « Biography of a Slave » by Charles Thompson

Only, the cruelty must be whitewashed by a moral excuse, and a pretence of reluctance.
Extract from : « A Treatise on Parents and Children » by George Bernard Shaw

He felt vaguely that his reluctance did him credit, and that he was improving.
Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr

In this strategy Winkleman with reluctance admired the white man's hands.
Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White

Surely, it was not because of any reluctance to separate from Martin.
Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius

But the shack filled with his disapproval of her reluctance to free him from his promise.
Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius

But Jason, by this time, had grown ashamed of his reluctance to help her.
Extract from : « Tanglewood Tales » by Nathaniel Hawthorne

“Far from it,” confessed the other, with a reluctance which seemed to twist his mouth dolorously.
Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad

I consented to go, with some reluctance; but, on the whole, thought it was the best thing I could do.
Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper

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