Definition
A feeling of not wanting to do something, or being slow and unwilling to act.
Etymology
From Latin *reluctari* “to struggle against, resist,” from *re-* “back” and *luctari* “to wrestle.” The idea of wrestling against something turned into the emotional resistance we call reluctance.
Kelly Says
Reluctance is your mind quietly wrestling with an action before you take it. The word suggests there’s an inner tug-of-war, not simple laziness or refusal.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
дур хүсэл
dur khu-sel
ARالعربية
تردد
ta-rad-dud
BGБългарски
nevoljkost
ne-VOL-ykost
BNবাংলা
অনিচ্ছা
o-nich-chha
CACatalà
reticencia
re-ti-THEN-sya
CSČeština
motstånd
MOT-stond
DADansk
vastahakoisuus
vas-ta-ha-KOI-suus
DEDeutsch
Widerwillen
vee-der-VIL-en
ELΕλληνικά
απροθυμία
a-pro-thi-MI-a
ESEspañol
reticencia
re-ti-THEN-sya
ETEesti
nenaklonjenost
ne-na-klo-NYE-nost
EUEuskara
teësin
te-E-sin
FAفارسی
reticență
re-ti-CHEN-tsa
FISuomi
motvilje
MOT-vil-ye
FRFrançais
réticence
re-ti-SANS
GLGalego
eragozpen
e-ra-GOZ-pen
HIहिन्दी
अनिच्छा
a-nich-chha
HRHrvatski
невољност
ne-VOL-y-nost
HUMagyar
neochota
ne-O-kho-ta
IDBahasa Indonesia
keengganan
ke-eng-GA-nan
ITItaliano
riluttanza
ri-lut-TAN-za
LTLietuvių
nevēlēšanās
ne-ve-LE-sha-naas
LVLatviešu
vastumeelsus
vas-tu-MEEL-sus
MNМонгол
မလိုလားခြင်း
ma-lo-la-chin
MSBahasa Melayu
keengganan
ke-eng-GA-nan
NLNederlands
tegenzin
TAY-khen-zin
NONorsk
neochota
ne-O-kho-ta
PLPolski
niechęć
NYE-khench
PTPortuguês
relutância
re-lu-TAN-sya
RORomână
vonakodás
vo-na-ko-DAASH
RUРусский
нежелание
ne-zhe-LA-ni-ye
SKSlovenčina
нежелание
ne-zhe-LA-ni-ye
SLSlovenščina
reticència
re-ti-SEN-sya
SRСрпски
nepasiryžimas
ne-pa-si-ri-ZHI-mas
SVSvenska
modvilje
mod-VIL-ye
SWKiswahili
kutokwa
ku-TO-kwa
TAதமிழ்
தயக்கம்
ta-ya-kkam
TEతెలుగు
ہچکچاہٹ
hich-kich-a-hat
THไทย
ความไม่เต็มใจ
khwam mai tem jai
TRTürkçe
isteksizlik
is-tek-siz-LIK
UKУкраїнська
небажання
ne-ba-ZHA-nya
VITiếng Việt
sự miễn cưỡng
suh mien kuong