Complete Definition of "reluctant"

English

Pronunciation
IPA|/ɹɪ�l�kt�nt/, SAMPA|/r\I"lVkt@nt/
audio|en-us-reluctant.ogg|Audio (US)

Adjective
en-adj

  1. Not wanting to take some action; hesitant; uncertain.

#:She was reluctant to lend him the money

Translations

Chinese: ��� (bù qíngyuàn)
Dutch: aarzelend
Finnish: haluton, vastahakoinen
French: hésitant
German: zögernd
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Interlingua: reluctante
Italian: riluttante
Polish: niech�tny
Spanish: reticente
Swedish: motvillig

Related terms
reluctance, noun
reluctantly, adverb

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