reluctance

re·luc·tance (ri luk′təns)

noun

the fact or state of being reluctant; unwillingness
Rare opposition; revolt
Elec. the resistance offered to magnetic flux by a magnetic circuit, equal to the magnetomotive force divided by the magnetic flux: similar to the resistance in an electric circuit

Converse of object

overcome: We need to overcome this reluctance to talk openly.
perceive: One recurring theme has been our perceived reluctance to tell the world of our successes and of our contributions.
express: The Court of Appeal expressed great reluctance to send such a small remaining item to another trial.
indicate: These timescales indicate a reluctance to promote mass-burn incineration with energy recovery.
show: Studies also show the reluctance of patients to seek medical advice.
explain: How does history explain the American reluctance to support the International Criminal Court?

Adjective modifier

marked: He said there was a " marked reluctance " to shut the station down.
understandable: Thus the concern with outcomes was greater, with consequent understandable reluctance to switch to thinking in terms of learning processes.
apparent: Gentleman's apparent reluctance to grant Government time for a debate on the subject.
initial: Initial reluctance among planners bent under the pressure of demand.
persistent: Europe's persistent reluctance puts the Turks in a quandary.
continued: Their continued reluctance to embrace fully the new politics mapped out in the Good Friday Agreement is a challenge to be overcome.

Preposition: on

part: This wasn't an obvious reluctance on the part of the Italian voters to swallow a bitter pill of economic reform.

Modifies a noun

motor: The aim of the project is to design, build, test and document a basic switched reluctance motor drive with microcomputer control.
drive: The aim of the project is to design, build, test and document a basic switched reluctance motor drive with microcomputer control.

Possessives

government: We need to rally against the government's reluctance to introduce tax incentives.

Preposition: of

employer: This is very popular and overcomes the reluctance of employers to release workers for treatment.
government: However, the reluctance of the Government to make these changes has moved the Committee to take this action.

Noun used with modifier

government: One thing above all else has symbolized government reluctance: the ministerial veto.

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