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reluctance

[ ri-luhk-tuhns ]

noun

  1. unwillingness; disinclination:

    reluctance to speak in public.

  2. Electricity. the resistance to magnetic flux offered by a magnetic circuit, determined by the permeability and arrangement of the materials of the circuit.


reluctance

/ °ùɪˈ±ôÊŒ°ì³ÙÉ™²Ô²õ /

noun

  1. lack of eagerness or willingness; disinclination
  2. 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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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of reluctance1

First recorded in 1635–45; reluct(ant) + -ance
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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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Despite Vernon's reluctance, he persuaded maternity staff to perform a scan.

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