reluctance

Definition

Unwillingness to do something.

Etymology

From reluct + -ance.

Example Sentences

• "Our new dog shows reluctance to go on walks, preferring to be indoors."
• "No more be mention’d then of violence / Against our selves, and wilful barrenness, / That cuts us off fom hope, and favours onely / Rancor and pride, impatience and despite, / Reluctance against God and his just yoke / Laid on our Necks."
• "That is to say, the total number of ampere-hours, including the drop of gilbertage, due to magnetic flux traversing the reluctance of the circuit, must be equal to zero."

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