Reluctancy

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Resistance, opposition. obsolete, uncountable, usually
  2. 2
    Reluctance, disinclination. archaic, uncountable, usually

Etymology

From reluctant + -cy. Compare reluctance.

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