reluctant

re·luc·tant  (r-lktnt)

adj.

1. Unwilling; disinclined: reluctant to help.

2. Exhibiting or marked by unwillingness: a reluctant smile.

3. Offering resistance; opposing.

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[Latin reluctns, reluctant-, present participle of reluctr, to reluct; see reluct.]

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re·luctant·ly adv.

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reluctant

Adjective

unwilling or disinclined

reluctantly adv

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	reluctant - unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom; "a reluctant smile"; "loath to admit a mistake" loath, loth unwilling - not disposed or inclined toward; "an unwilling assistant"; "unwilling to face facts"
	2.	reluctant - disinclined to become involved; "they were usually reluctant to socialize"; "reluctant to help" disinclined - unwilling because of mild dislike or disapproval; "disinclined to say anything to anybody"
	3.	reluctant - not eager; "foreigners stubbornly reluctant to accept our ways"; "fresh from college and reluctant for the moment to marry him" uneager - lacking interest or spirit or animation; "decrepit, colorless uneager things"

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reluctant

adjective unwilling, slow, backward, grudging, hesitant, averse, recalcitrant, loath, disinclined, unenthusiastic, indisposed << OPPOSITE willing

USAGE Reticent is quite commonly used nowadays as a synonym of reluctant and followed by to and a verb. In careful writing it is advisable to avoid this use, since many people would regard it as mistaken.

Translations

reluctant [rɪˈlʌktənt] adj → reacio;

to be reluctant to do sth → resistirse a hacer algo

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reluctant [rɪˈlʌktənt] adj → peu disposé(e) → qui hésite;

to be reluctant to do sth → hésiter à faire qch

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reluctant [rɪˈlʌktənt] reluctance adj → unwillig, widerwillig;

I'm reluctant to do that reluctance → es widerstrebt mir, das zu tun

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reluctant [rɪˈlʌktənt] adj → riluttante, mal disposto/a;

to be reluctant to do sth → essere restio a fare qc

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reluctant

adj reluctant [rəˈlaktənt]

unwilling He was reluctant to accept the medal for his bravery. onwillig مُمانِع، غَيْر راغِب неохотен zdráhavý uvillig widerstrebend διστακτικός, απρόθυμος renuente, reacio tõrges بی میل vastahakoinen peu disposé à אֵינוֹ מְגָלֶה רצוֹן अनिच्छुक nesklon, protiv volje vonakodó enggan tregur, ófús riluttante いやいやの 내키지 않는, 꺼리는 nenorintis Viņš nevēlējās. berat hati onwillig mot-/uvillig, nølende niechętny relutante şovăitor, ezitant неохотный zdráhavý, neochotný nenaklonjen nerad ovillig, motvillig ไม่เต็มใจ isteksiz, gönülsüz 不願意的 неохочий نا رضامند miễn cưỡng 不愿意的

adv reˈluctantly

onwillig بِتَرَدُّد неохотно neochotně uvilligt widerstrebend απρόθυμα reaciamente, renuentemente tõrksalt با بی میلی vastahakoisesti à contrecœur בְּאִי רָצוֹן अनिच्छा से nerado, protiv volje vonakodva dengan enggan ófúslega, treglega controvoglia いやいや 마지못해 nenoriai negribīgi, nelabprāt dengan berat hati onwillig motvillig, nølende niechętnie relutantemente şovăitor, ezitant неохотно zdráhavo nenaklonjeno nerado ovilligt, motvilligt ซึ่งไม่เต็มใจ isteksizce, gönülsüzce 不樂意地 неохоче بے دلی سے miễn cưỡng 不乐意地

n reˈluctance

I don't understand his reluctance to go. onwilligheid تَرَدُّد неохота váhání uvilje das Widerstreben απροθυμία, δισταγμός renuencia tõrksus اکراه؛ بیزاری vastahakoisuus répugnance אִי רָצוֹן अनिच्छा nevoljkost, oklijevanje vonakodás keengganan tregða riluttanza 気が進まないこと 꺼림 nenoras nevēlēšanās keberatan onwilligheid motvillighet, nøling niechęć relutância ezitare нежелание váhanie, nechuť upiranje oklevanje ovillighet, motvillighet ความไม่เต็มใจ isteksizlik, gönülsüzlük 不樂意 неохота, небажання نا پسند ید گی sự miễn cưỡng 不乐意