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English noun: reluctance | |||
| 1. | reluctance (phenomenon) (physics) opposition to magnetic flux (analogous to electric resistance) | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | electrical phenomenon | ||
| Domain category | natural philosophy, physics | ||
| 2. | reluctance (attribute) a certain degree of unwillingness | ||
| Samples | A reluctance to commit himself. His hesitancy revealed his basic indisposition. After some hesitation he agreed. | ||
| Synonyms | disinclination, hesitancy, hesitation, indisposition | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | involuntariness, unwillingness | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | sloth, slothfulness | ||
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