Subscriber login


Forgot your password?

Library card login

Other

reluctance

Syllabification: (re·luc·tance)
Pronunciation: /riˈləktəns/
Translate reluctance | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish
Definition of reluctance

noun

  • unwillingness or disinclination to do something:she sensed his reluctance to continue
  • Physics the property of a magnetic circuit of opposing the passage of magnetic flux lines, equal to the ratio of the magnetomotive force to the magnetic flux.

reluctance in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of reluctance in the British & World English dictionary
  |  Cite
Oxford Dictionaries Pro

For Oxford's best resources for writers, plus thesaurus, audio, and 1.9m examples.

Shop for an Oxford dictionary

Find the perfect Oxford dictionary for you in our online shop.
SHOP NOW ►

Word of the day

monocular

/ məˈnɒkjʊlə /
adjective , noun
with, for, or in one eye …