Disinclination
41reluctant — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. disinclined, loath, hesitant, unwilling, averse, opposed, backward, laggard, remiss, slack, squeamish, demurring, grudging, involuntary, uncertain, hanging back, hesitating, diffident, with bad grace, indisposed,… …
42Unwillingness — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Unwillingness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 unwillingness unwillingness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 indisposition indisposition indisposedness Sgm: N 1 disinclination disinclination aversation Sgm: N 1 nolleity nolleity no …
43reluctant — [ri luk′tənt] adj. [L reluctans, prp. of reluctari, to resist < re , against + luctari, to struggle: see LOCK1] 1. opposed in mind (to do something); unwilling; disinclined 2. marked by unwillingness [a reluctant answer] 3. Rare struggling… …
44hesitancy — noun 1. a feeling of diffidence and indecision about doing something (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑hesitance • Derivationally related forms: ↑hesitant, ↑hesitant (for: ↑hesitance) …
45hesitation — noun 1. indecision in speech or action (Freq. 4) • Syn: ↑vacillation, ↑wavering • Derivationally related forms: ↑waver (for: ↑wavering), ↑vacillate …
46reluctance — 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 …
47slothfulness — noun a disinclination to work or exert yourself • Syn: ↑sloth • Derivationally related forms: ↑slothful • Hypernyms: ↑reluctance, ↑hesitancy, ↑hesitation, ↑disinclination, ↑ …
48dis·in·cli·na·tion — /dısˌınkləˈneıʃən/ noun [singular] formal : a feeling of not wanting to do something : a tendency to avoid a particular activity usually followed by to + verb Her disinclination [=reluctance] to talk about her past made them all the more curious …
49Arctopitheus ai — Sloth Sloth, n. [OE. slouthe, sleuthe, AS. sl?w?, fr. sl[=a]w slow. See {Slow}.] 1. Slowness; tardiness. [1913 Webster] These cardinals trifle with me; I abhor This dilatory sloth and tricks of Rome. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Disinclination to… …
50aswail — Sloth Sloth, n. [OE. slouthe, sleuthe, AS. sl?w?, fr. sl[=a]w slow. See {Slow}.] 1. Slowness; tardiness. [1913 Webster] These cardinals trifle with me; I abhor This dilatory sloth and tricks of Rome. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Disinclination to… …
