reluctancy

noun — 2 senses

reluctancy

noun

Etymology From reluct(ant) + -ancy, from Latin relū̆ctor (“to struggle against, oppose, resist”), from re- (“back”) + lū̆ctor (“to struggle”). Doublet of reluctance.

Obsolete, Usually Resistance, opposition.

Archaic, Usually Reluctance, disinclination.

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