reluctance Definition
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
reluctance Synonyms
reluctance Usage Examples
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.
Browse dictionary entries near reluctance
- ‹ reluct
- ‹ relucent
- ‹ relocate
- ‹ relleno
- ‹ relive
- ‹ relish
- ‹ reliquiae
- ‹ relique
- ‹ reliquary
- ‹ relinquishment
- reluctant ›
- reluctantly ›
- reluctivity ›
- relume ›
- rely ›
- rely on or upon ›
- rem ›
- remade ›
- remain ›
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