noun
1. (physics) opposition to magnetic flux (analogous to electric resistance)
• Topics: ↑physics, ↑natural philosophy
• Hypernyms: ↑electrical phenomenon
2. a certain degree of unwillingness
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a reluctance to commit himself
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his hesitancy revealed his basic indisposition
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after some hesitation he agreed
• Syn: ↑hesitancy, ↑hesitation, ↑disinclination, ↑indisposition
• Derivationally related forms: ↑indispose (for: ↑indisposition), ↑disincline (for: ↑disinclination), ↑hesitate (for: ↑hesitation), ↑hesitant (for: ↑hesitancy), ↑hesitate (for: ↑hesitancy), ↑reluctant
• Hypernyms: ↑unwillingness, ↑involuntariness
• Hyponyms: ↑sloth, ↑slothfulness
Useful english dictionary. 2012.