reluctance

re·luc·tance (r

-l

ns) also re·luc·tan·cy (-t

n-s

)

1. The state of being reluctant; unwillingness.

2. Physics A measure of the opposition to magnetic flux, analogous to electric resistance.

reluctance [rɪˈlʌktəns] less commonly, reluctancy

1. lack of eagerness or willingness; disinclination

2. (Physics / General Physics) 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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Noun	1.	reluctance - (physics) opposition to magnetic flux (analogous to electric resistance) natural philosophy, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions; "his favorite subject was physics" electrical phenomenon - a physical phenomenon involving electricity
	2.	reluctance - a certain degree of unwillingness; "a reluctance to commit himself"; "his hesitancy revealed his basic indisposition"; "after some hesitation he agreed" disinclination, hesitancy, hesitation, indisposition sloth, slothfulness - a disinclination to work or exert yourself involuntariness, unwillingness - the trait of being unwilling; "his unwillingness to cooperate vetoed every proposal I made"; "in spite of our warnings he plowed ahead with the involuntariness of an automaton"

reluctance

noun unwillingness, dislike, loathing, distaste, aversion, backwardness, hesitancy, disinclination, repugnance, indisposition, disrelish a reluctance to give official approval to the idea

Translations

reluctance [rɪˈlʌktəns] N → reticencia f, renuencia f (frm)
her reluctance to allow it was understandable → era comprensible que se mostrase reacia or reticente a permitirlo → su reticencia or (frm)renuencia a permitirlo era comprensible
to show reluctance (to do sth) → mostrarse reacio or reticente or (frm)renuente(a hacer algo), mostrar reticencia or (frm)renuencia(a hacer algo)
with reluctance → con reticencia, a regañadientes
to make a show of reluctance → aparentar reticencia, aparentar estar reticente

reluctance [rɪˈlʌktəns] n → répugnance f
reluctance to do sth → répugnance à faire qch

reluctance

→ Widerwillen m, → Abneigung f; to do something with reluctance → etw widerwillig or ungern tun; to make a show of reluctance → sich widerwillig geben

(Phys) → magnetischer Widerstand

reluctance [rɪˈlʌkt/əns] n → riluttanza

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alacrity
aversion
begrudging
begrudgingly
compunction
diffidence
disbelief
disinclination
electrical phenomenon
faineance
hesitancy
hesitation
indisposition
Involuntariness
Lingeringly
Loathness
parsimony
penny-pinching
permeance

Tacit obedience implies no force upon the will, and consequently may be easily, and without any pains, preserved; but when a wife, a child, a relation, or a friend, performs what we desire, with grumbling and reluctance, with expressions of dislike and dissatisfaction, the manifest difficulty which they undergo must greatly enhance the obligation.

The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Fielding, Henry View in context

She no doubt sincerely believed herself to have been injured by the decision; and States, like individuals, acquiesce with great reluctance in determinations to their disadvantage.

Federalist Papers Authored by Alexander Hamilton by Hamilton, Alexander View in context

Kutuzov was silent for a few seconds and then, submitting with evident reluctance to the duty imposed by his position, raised his head and began to speak.

War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context

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