Reluctance

Word RELUCTANCE
Character 10
Hyphenation re luc tance
Pronunciations /ɹɪˈlʌktəns/

Definitions and meanings of "Reluctance"

What do we mean by reluctance?

The state of being reluctant; unwillingness. noun

A measure of the opposition to magnetic flux, analogous to electric resistance. noun

In electricity, the resistance to magnetic flux: the reciprocal of permeance. The unit of reluctance is the oersted, which is the reluctance of a magnetic circuit in which a unit of magnetomotive force will produce unit flux. noun

The state of being reluctant; aversion; repugnance; unwillingness: often followed by to, sometimes by against. noun

Synonyms Hatred, Dislike (see antipathy), backwardness, disinclination. See list under aversion. noun

The state or quality of being reluctant; repugnance; aversion of mind; unwillingness; -- often followed by an infinitive, or by to and a noun, formerly sometimes by against. noun

Magnetic resistance, being equal to the ratio of magnetomotive force to magnetic flux. noun

Unwillingness to do something. noun

Hesitancy in taking some action. noun

That property of a magnetic circuit analogous to resistance in an electric circuit. noun

A certain degree of unwillingness noun

(physics) opposition to magnetic flux (analogous to electric resistance) noun

Unwillingness to do something.

Hesitancy in taking some action.

That property of a magnetic circuit analogous to resistance in an electric circuit.

Unwillingness, not willing to do something. Urban Dictionary

Unwilling and hesitant; disinclined. Urban Dictionary

Not in the mood, disinclined. Urban Dictionary

The quality of being reluctant. Exactly the same as "reluctance" but for use in meetings and conference calls. Urban Dictionary

The strong urge to not do whatever you had planned (or what had been planned for you) with or without valid reasoning. Often fails to prevent the occurrence of said plans. Urban Dictionary

Bad ass Ninja dude born and bread with a destiny to effortlessly kill at will. The only problem is...that he'd rather grow shrubbery and collect retro talking action figures with exotic accents. Urban Dictionary

The specific length of a persons beard (or hair) which makes them reluctant to cut it off as they have never experienced such a length. Or, because they feel that their beard has become important to them, like it's their child. Note: Often occurs in teenagers and young adults who are notoriously shit at growing beards and tend to cling desperately to any facial hair they can muster. Urban Dictionary

Heraldic device, symbolising unwillingness to engage in sexual acts. Urban Dictionary

1. as used in genitourinary oncology, resistance to the recommendation that orchiectomy, that is, removal of one or both testicles, be performed as a preventative measure, to prevent the metastasization of cancer. Urban Dictionary

A sudden, uncontrollable erection , that mysteriously springs up at the most innappropriate times imaginable. Such as; during job interviews for teaching pisitions, while testifying in front of a jury when your looking at life in prison, during political debates when your running for office, on your wedding night dancing with all your in laws but not when you dance with your wife, and when meeting your girlfriends five year old Bruce for the first time. Often , medical intervention is necassary, and you probably will need to retain a lawyer as most people report reluctant boners as sexual assaults. These are highly embarrassing erections , and can sometimes be fatal. Be prepared to leave town, as trying to explain a reluctant boner just makes it worse. Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Reluctance

The word "reluctance" in example sentences

A year ago Levin was critical of what he called the reluctance of the Obama administration to take on Wall Street, saying: "Some of the people around the president needed to be given a push." ❋ Michael Hirsh (2010)

Gail, 44, sounds as frustrated with Paul's failure to build his business as she is with what she describes as his reluctance to run the house. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The main reason for this reluctance is the threat of litigation for defamation. ❋ Unknown (2002)

Singh also charged Pakistan with "whipping up war hysteria," and criticized what he called their reluctance to crack down on militants operating on their territory. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Usually this kind of reluctance is a sign of having screwed up, but if I have I don't know what the hell to * fix*. ❋ Unknown (2007)

I think you get more reluctance from the labels than you do anything else. ❋ Mike Ragogna (2010)

This reluctance is blasted away by electronic reading. ❋ Steve Leveen (2010)

In such a climate, there is a built-in reluctance to really push English. ❋ Unknown (2010)

[The mother's] reluctance to let her son attend the concert [stemmed] from a fear of [peer pressure]. ❋ Morgan T (2006)

"today, many [ordinary people] are still [reluctant] to talk about [politics]" ❋ IDK, (2017)

I didn't understand why [my sister] was reluctant to go see [the movie], but after seeing it, I [understood]. ❋ Morgan T (2006)

[We need] to [eliminate] reluctancy from our usership. ❋ Zevbrokeit (2011)

Creep: "I has candy get in van." Kid: "I'm reluctant, even though I have a [tazer]." Wife: "Are you ready to go to a movie and lunch and my parent's house and the [dog park] and haircuts and ice cream and the [musical theater] and be too tired for sex?" Toolbox: "I'm reluctant, as none of that was things I want to do, but you do have my scrote in a vise. Lets go." ❋ Machinations (2011)

Client: Hey Ninja! Will ya [carry out] that assasination I'm paying ya for already! Reluctant Ninja: (Sighs) Hold yer horses! Can't you see I've still got more [shrubbery] to [shrub] here!! ❋ Sensei_RN (2009)

Ben: Man, your [beard] is disgusting! Pete: Yeah I know, but it's reached [reluctance length] so I can't [cut it off] yet. Ben: Gross. ❋ Howlongjizz (2010)

"And we can see from the [Stoat Reluctant] in the coat of arms, that the second Earl was a [cuckold]" said [the professor]. ❋ George Vespe (2008)

After [explaining] to [the patient] that an orchidectomy could save his life, the patient showed signs of castration reluctance. ❋ Creative Suggestions (2022)

My ass is red as,my cheeks because a [reluctant boner] made an unfortunate appearance just as I met [my girlfriend's] [baby sister] and now I've got to move out of town. ❋ Triflegirl (2018)

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