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reluctance
[ ri-luhk-tuhns ]
noun
- unwillingness; disinclination:
reluctance to speak in public.
- Electricity. the resistance to magnetic flux offered by a magnetic circuit, determined by the permeability and arrangement of the materials of the circuit.
reluctance
/ ɪˈʌəԲ /
noun
- lack of eagerness or willingness; disinclination
- physics a measure of the resistance of a closed magnetic circuit to a magnetic flux, equal to the ratio of the magnetomotive force to the magnetic flux
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Other 51Թ Forms
- r·ܳtԳ noun
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of reluctance1
First recorded in 1635–45; reluct(ant) + -ance
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The underlying reluctance of the US never disappeared.
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Zelensky seemed happy with his new strategy of agreeing to temporary ceasefires to force Putin to show his reluctance to pause the war.
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Trump is far from the first US president to harrumph at Europe's reluctance to do more for, as well as spend more on, its own defence.
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Goldberg's reluctance came from the belief that high-level officials would be more careful with sensitive data like the movements of the American military.
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I learned more about his reluctance to get involved.
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