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What does reluctance mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word reluctance? Here's what it means.

Noun
  1. Unwillingness to do something.
  2. Hesitancy in taking some action.
  3. (physics) That property of a magnetic circuit analogous to resistance in an electric circuit.
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This silence, I think, derives from a historical tradition emphasizing solidarity, a reluctance to break ranks.
There would be a reluctance to readily dispense with them unless absolutely required.
There is a remarkable reluctance among mainstream scientists and doctors to challenge junk science and expose its dangers, which are substantial.
Does this help explain current concerns such as England's reluctance to be absorbed in the European Union?
We are striking with extreme reluctance and keeping our fingers crossed that somebody can pull a rabbit out of the hat to solve the problem.
However, for a long time the residents showed a reluctance to lift the blockade.

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