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Detailed Synonyms for reluctance in English

reluctance:

reluctance [the ~] noun

  1. the reluctance
    the aversion; the reluctance; the antipathy; the dislike; the revulsion; the hackle; the disinclination; the distaste
  2. the reluctance
    – a certain degree of unwillingness 1
    the reluctance; the hesitation; the hesitancy; the disinclination; the indisposition
    – a certain degree of unwillingness 1
    • reluctance [the ~] noun
      • a reluctance to commit himself1
    • hesitation [the ~] noun
      • after some hesitation he agreed1
    • hesitancy [the ~] noun
      • his hesitancy revealed his basic indisposition1
    • disinclination [the ~] noun
    • indisposition [the ~] noun
      • his hesitancy revealed his basic indisposition1
  3. the reluctance
    – (physics) opposition to magnetic flux (analogous to electric resistance) 1
    the reluctance
    – (physics) opposition to magnetic flux (analogous to electric resistance) 1

Alternate Synonyms for "reluctance":


Related Definitions for "reluctance":

  1. a certain degree of unwillingness1
    • a reluctance to commit himself1
  2. (physics) opposition to magnetic flux (analogous to electric resistance)1