unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom
“a reluctant smile”
adjective
disinclined to become involved
“they were usually reluctant to socialize”
adjective
not eager
“foreigners stubbornly reluctant to accept our ways”
Word Forms
reluctance
noun
a certain degree of unwillingness
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
widerwillig
mangelnde Bereitschaft, etwas zu tun, was Ihren Gewohnheiten widerspricht
🇫🇷French
réticent
refus de faire quelque chose de contraire à votre habitude
🇪🇸Spanish
reacio
falta de voluntad para hacer algo contrario a su costumbre
🇮🇹Italian
riluttante
riluttanza a fare qualcosa contrario alla tua abitudine
🇳🇱Dutch
huiverig
onwil om iets te doen dat in strijd is met uw gewoonte
🇵🇹Portuguese
relutante
relutância em fazer algo contrário ao seu costume
🇷🇺Russian
вынужденный
нежелание делать что-то вопреки своему обычаю
India
🇮🇳Hindi
अनिच्छुक
अपने रीति-रिवाज के विपरीत कुछ करने की अनिच्छा
🇧🇩Bengali
অনিচ্ছুক
আপনার প্রথার বিপরীত কিছু করতে অনিচ্ছুক
🇮🇳Tamil
தயக்கம்
உங்கள் வழக்கத்திற்கு மாறாக ஏதாவது செய்ய விருப்பமின்மை
🇮🇳Telugu
అయిష్టంగా
మీ ఆచారానికి విరుద్ధంగా ఏదైనా చేయడానికి ఇష్టపడకపోవడం
🇮🇳Marathi
अनिच्छुक
आपल्या प्रथेच्या विरुद्ध काहीतरी करण्याची इच्छा नाही
🇮🇳Gujarati
અનિચ્છા
તમારા રિવાજની વિરુદ્ધ કંઈક કરવાની અનિચ્છા
🇮🇳Kannada
ಇಷ್ಟವಿಲ್ಲದವರು
ನಿಮ್ಮ ಪದ್ಧತಿಗೆ ವಿರುದ್ಧವಾಗಿ ಏನನ್ನಾದರೂ ಮಾಡಲು ಇಷ್ಟವಿಲ್ಲದಿರುವುದು
🇮🇳Malayalam
വിമുഖത
നിങ്ങളുടെ ആചാരത്തിന് വിരുദ്ധമായി എന്തെങ്കിലും ചെയ്യാനുള്ള മനസ്സില്ലായ്മ
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਝਿਜਕ
ਤੁਹਾਡੇ ਰਿਵਾਜ ਦੇ ਉਲਟ ਕੁਝ ਕਰਨ ਦੀ ਇੱਛਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
ہچکچاہٹ
آپ کے رواج کے خلاف کچھ کرنے کے لئے تیار نہیں
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
不情愿的
不愿意做违背你习惯的事情
🇯🇵Japanese
気が進まない
自分の習慣に反することをしたくない
🇰🇷Korean
주저하는
자신의 관습에 어긋나는 일을 하기를 꺼리는 것
🇻🇳Vietnamese
miễn cưỡng
không sẵn sàng làm điều gì đó trái với phong tục của bạn
🇹🇭Thai
ไม่เต็มใจ
การไม่เต็มใจที่จะทำสิ่งที่ขัดกับประเพณีของคุณ
🇮🇩Indonesian
enggan
keengganan untuk melakukan sesuatu yang bertentangan dengan kebiasaan Anda
🇵🇭Filipino
nag-aatubili
hindi pagnanais na gumawa ng isang bagay na salungat sa iyong kaugalian
🇲🇾Malay
berat hati
keengganan untuk melakukan sesuatu yang bertentangan dengan adat anda
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
متكاسل
عدم الرغبة في القيام بشيء يتعارض مع عادتك
🇮🇷Persian
بی میل
عدم تمایل به انجام کاری بر خلاف عادت شما
🇹🇷Turkish
isteksiz
geleneklerinize aykırı bir şey yapma isteksizliği
🇮🇱Hebrew
סרבן
חוסר רצון לעשות משהו בניגוד למנהגך
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'reluctant'?
The primary meaning of 'reluctant' is 'unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'reluctant' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'reluctant' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'reluctant' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'reluctant' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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Do you find 'reluctant' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'reluctant' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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