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adjective
- 1. unwilling and hesitant; disinclined: "she seemed reluctant to answer" Similar Opposite
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RELUCTANT definition: 1. not willing to do something and therefore slow to do it: 2. not willing to do something and…. Learn more.
The meaning of RELUCTANT is feeling or showing aversion, hesitation, or unwillingness; also : having or assuming a specified role unwillingly. How to use reluctant in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Reluctant.
Reluctant definition: unwilling; disinclined. See examples of RELUCTANT used in a sentence.
If the adjective reluctant applies to you, it means that you are undergoing some inner struggle and are unwilling or unable to decide. The word reluctant comes from the Latin reluctantem , which means "to struggle against."
adjective. us / rɪˈlʌk.t ə nt / uk / rɪˈlʌk.t ə nt / Add to word list. C1. not willing to do something and therefore slow to do it: [ + to infinitive ] I was having such a good time I was reluctant to leave. Many parents feel reluctant to talk openly with their children. She persuaded her reluctant husband to take a trip to Florida with her.
If you are reluctant to do something, you are unwilling to do it and hesitate before doing it, or do it slowly and without enthusiasm. Mr Spero was reluctant to ask for help. The police are very reluctant to get involved in this sort of thing. Synonyms: unwilling, slow, backward, grudging More Synonyms of reluctant.
not wanting to do something: [ + to do sth ] Many victims of crime are reluctant to go to the police. reluctance. noun [ U ] uk / rɪˈlʌkt ə ns / us. a feeling of not wanting to do something: [ + to do sth ] a reluctance to accept changes. reluctantly. adverb.
Reluctant implies some sort of mental struggle, as between disinclination and sense of duty: reluctant to expel students. Loath describes extreme disinclination: loath to part from a friend. Averse, used with to and a noun or a gerund, describes a long-held dislike or unwillingness, though not a particularly strong feeling: averse to an idea ...
adj. 1. unwilling; disinclined: a reluctant candidate. 2. marked by hesitation or slowness because of unwillingness: a reluctant promise. [1655–65; < Latin reluctant-, s. of reluctāns, present participle of reluctārī. See reluct, -ant] re•luc′tant•ly, adv.
reluctant meaning, definition, what is reluctant: slow and unwilling: Learn more.
