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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Reluctance

/(r?-l?k"tans)/ · Re·luc·tance · IPA /ɹɪˈlʌktəns/
01 n. The state or quality of being reluctant; repugnance; aversion of mind; unwillingness; -- often followed by an infinitive, or by to and a no…
  1. 1.
    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.
    “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.
  2. 2.
    Magnetic resistance, being equal to the ratio of magnetomotive force to magnetic flux.(Elec.)
Syn. See Dislike.