reluctance (n)
hesitancy (n)
hesitation#1 (n)
disinclination (n)
indisposition (n)

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def a certain degree of unwillingness
examples a reluctance to commit himself
his hesitancy revealed his basic indisposition
after some hesitation he agreed
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Hypernym unwillingness, involuntariness
Derivationally related form indisposition → indispose
Derivationally related form disinclination → disincline
Derivationally related form hesitation → hesitate
Derivationally related form hesitancy → hesitant; hesitancy → hesitate
Derivationally related form reluctance → reluctant
Derivationally related form reluctance → reluctant; reluctance → reluctant
Hyponym sloth, slothfulness
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Derivationally related form hesitant → hesitancy; hesitate → hesitancy
Derivationally related form reluctant → reluctance; reluctant → reluctance
Derivationally related form reluctant → reluctance
Hypernym sloth, slothfulness
Hyponym unwillingness, involuntariness
Derivationally related form disincline → disinclination
Derivationally related form indispose → indisposition
Derivationally related form hesitate → hesitation

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