reluctance

[ ri-luhk-tuh ns ]

/ rɪˈlʌk təns /

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noun

unwillingness; disinclination: reluctance to speak in public.

Electricity. the resistance to magnetic flux offered by a magnetic circuit, determined by the permeability and arrangement of the materials of the circuit.

Sometimes re·luc·tan·cy.

Origin of reluctance

First recorded in 1635–45; reluct(ant) + -ance

OTHER WORDS FROM reluctance

pre·re·luc·tance, noun

Words nearby reluctance

relocate, relocation costs, relocator, relucent, reluct, reluctance, reluctant, reluctate, reluctivity, relume, relumine

Example sentences from the Web for reluctance

For five weeks I forced myself to sit at my house table, figuring that my reluctance was a residue of my introversion.

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Perhaps his reluctance stems from the fact that he has only tenuous connections to Hungary these days.

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In fact, Lauer even ended up with a character arc of his own, involving his reluctance to utter the word “sharknado.”

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Too, the Moravians, despite their reluctance to bear arms, were pleased to be part of the new country, now that it was at peace.

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With the mixed reaction to the finale of Lost, did you feel some reluctance to return to the arena of television?

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As it was, he reflected with satisfaction, he had shown exactly the right kind of reluctance.

Lords of the World |Alfred John Church
Margaret noticed his reluctance to go contending with a sense of what he owed to propriety.

The Mark Of Cain |Andrew Lang
At last there was nothing left to do but to leave the mansion, which Mr. Bartlett did with reluctance.

Randy of the River |Horatio Alger Jr.
Looking back upon my condition, I see that my reluctance was justified.

The Blind Mother and The Last Confession |Hall Caine
The two stepped within, Cleg being ashamed to show any further feelings of reluctance to trust his benefactor.

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British Dictionary definitions for reluctance

reluctance

less commonly reluctancy

/ (rɪˈlʌktəns) /

noun

lack of eagerness or willingness; disinclination

physics a measure of the resistance of a closed magnetic circuit to a magnetic flux, equal to the ratio of the magnetomotive force to the magnetic flux

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reluctance

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British Dictionary definitions for reluctance

less commonly reluctancy

noun

BROWSE DICTIONARY

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reluctance

noun

Origin of reluctance

OTHER WORDS FROM reluctance

Words nearby reluctance

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less commonly reluctancy

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