reluctance

Synonyms

aversion repugnance unwillingness dislike regret misgiving

Antonyms

desire readiness willingness promptitude alacrity welcome forwardness eagerness

Re*luc"tance, Re*luc"tan*cy, n. Etym: [See Reluctant.] Defn: 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. "Tempering the severity of his looks with a reluctance to the action." Dryden. He had some reluctance to obey the summons. Sir W. Scott. Bear witness, Heaven, with what reluctancy Her helpless innocence I doom to die. Dryden. Syn. See Dislike.

reluctance - Similar Words

reluctancy reluctate reluctant reactance resultance reliance eluctate reluctation reluctantly reluct