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  1. 1. n. Alt. of Reluctancy Source: opted
  2. 2. n. (physics) opposition to magnetic flux (analogous to electric resistance) Source: wordnet
  3. 3. n. a certain degree of unwillingness Source: wordnet
  4. 4. 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. He had some reluctance to obey the summons. Sir W. Scott. Bear witness, Heaven, with what reluctancy Her helpless innocence I doom to die. Dryden. Syn. See Dislike. Source: webster
  5. 5. n:100 n. (physics) opposition to magnetic flux (analogous to electric resistance) n. a certain degree of unwillingness Source: ecdict

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