reluctance

Nouns

  • (n) (physics) opposition to magnetic flux (analogous to electric resistance)
  • (n) 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,

Synonyms

disinclination hesitancy hesitation indisposition

Words of close approximity

reluctant