reluctance
C1Substantiv/US /rɪlˈʌktəns/ rĭl-ŬKT-əns; UK /rɪlˈʌktəns/ rĭl-ŬKT-əns/
The state or quality of being reluctant; repugnance; aversion of mind; unwillingness; -- often followed by an infinitive, or by to and a noun, formerly sometimes by against.
