reluctance

== English == === Etymology === From reluct + -ance. From Latin relū̆ctor (“to struggle against, oppose, resist”) +‎ -ance, from re- (“back”) + luctor (“to struggle”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɹɪˈlʌktəns/ Hyphenation: re‧luc‧tance === Noun === reluctance (countable and uncountable, plural reluctances) Unwillingness to do something. Hesitancy in taking some action. (archaic) Defiance, disobedience. (physics) That property of a magnetic circuit analogous to resistance in an electric circuit. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== reluctant, adjective reluctantly, adverb ==== Translations ====