{ } n. [ See Reluctant. ] 1. The state or quality of being reluctant; repugnance; aversion of mind; unwillingness; -- often followed by an infinitive, or by to and a noun, formerly sometimes by against. “Tempering the severity of his looks with a reluctance to the action.” Dryden.
Syn. See Dislike. [ 1913 Webster ]

He had some reluctance to obey the summons. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

Bear witness, Heaven, with what reluctancy
Her helpless innocence I doom to die. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Elec.) Magnetic resistance, being equal to the ratio of magnetomotive force to magnetic flux. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]