unwillingness
91reluctant — re•luc•tant [[t]rɪˈlʌk tənt[/t]] adj. 1) unwilling; disinclined: a reluctant candidate[/ex] 2) marked by hesitation or slowness because of unwillingness: a reluctant promise[/ex] • Etymology: 1655–65; < L reluctant , s. of reluctāns, prp. of… …
92Introduction — Germany, during the years between 1933 and 1945, was a state organized around the principle of race. Rudolph Hess, Hitler’s confidant, was not being facetious when he defined National Socialism as applied biology. To the Nazis, paraphrasing… …
93laconically — la·con·ic (lə kŏn’ĭk) adj. ▸ Using or marked by the use of few words; terse or concise. ╂ [Latin Lacōnicus, Spartan, from Greek Lakōnikos, from Lakōn, a Spartan (from the reputation of the Spartans for brevity of speech).] la·con’i·cal·ly adv.… …
94hesitancy — noun 1. a feeling of diffidence and indecision about doing something (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑hesitance • Derivationally related forms: ↑hesitant, ↑hesitant (for: ↑hesitance) …
95hesitation — noun 1. indecision in speech or action (Freq. 4) • Syn: ↑vacillation, ↑wavering • Derivationally related forms: ↑waver (for: ↑wavering), ↑vacillate …
96reluctance — noun 1. (physics) opposition to magnetic flux (analogous to electric resistance) • Topics: ↑physics, ↑natural philosophy • Hypernyms: ↑electrical phenomenon 2. a certain degree of unwillingness a reluctance to commit himself …
97sales resistance — noun resistance by potential customers to aggressive selling practices • Hypernyms: ↑resistance * * * noun 1. : the power, capacity, or disposition to resist buying goods or services offered for sale surveys … to determine the presumptive sales… …
98re|luc|tance — «rih LUHK tuhns», noun. 1. a reluctant feeling or action; unwillingness: »She took part in the game with reluctance. There is nothing we receive with so much reluctance as Advice (Joseph Addison). SYNONYM(S): disinclination. 2. slowness in action …
99re|luc´tant|ly — re|luc|tant «rih LUHK tuhnt», adjective. 1. showing unwillingness; unwilling: »The teacher led the reluctant boy to the principal. He put the flimsy paper down with a slow, reluctant movement (H. G. Wells). 2. slow to act because unwilling: »I am …
100re|luc|tant — «rih LUHK tuhnt», adjective. 1. showing unwillingness; unwilling: »The teacher led the reluctant boy to the principal. He put the flimsy paper down with a slow, reluctant movement (H. G. Wells). 2. slow to act because unwilling: »I am reluctant… …
