reluct

[ ri-luhkt ]
/ rɪˈlʌkt /

verb (used without object)

to struggle (against something); rebel.
to object; show reluctance.

Origin of reluct

1520–30; < Latin reluctārī, equivalent to re- re- + luctārī to strive, struggle, wrestle

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British Dictionary definitions for reluct

reluct
/ (rɪˈlʌkt) /

verb (intr) archaic

(often foll by against) to struggle or rebel
to object; show reluctance

Word Origin for reluct

C16: from Latin reluctārī to resist, from re- + luctārī to struggle