reluctance

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Synonyms: reluctancy, reluctant, reluctate, reactance, resultance, reflectance, reluctances, selectance

Antonyms: reluctancy, reluctant, reluctate, reactance, resultance, reflectance, reluctances, selectance

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Noun

1. [[unwillingness|Unwillingness]] to do something.
2. [[hesitancy|Hesitancy]] in taking some action.
3. {{lb|en|archaic}} [[defiance|Defiance]], [[disobedience]].
4. {{lb|en|physics}} That property of a [[magnetic circuit]] analogous to [[resistance]] in an [[electric circuit]].

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