Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Reluctation /(r?l`?k-t?"sh?n)/ · Rel·uc·ta·tion · IPA /ɹɪlʌkˈteɪʃ(ə)n/ 01 n. Repugnance; resistance; reluctance. 1. Repugnance; resistance; reluctance.[Obs.]