reluctant
/rɪˈlʌkt(ə)nt/
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American sound/rɪˈlʌkt(ə)nt/
rɪˈlʌktənt
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rɪ - ˈlʌktənt -> reluctant
Myanmar meaning
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~ (to do sth) အင်တင်တင် ဖြစ်နေသော။ ဝန်လေးနေသော။
a reluctant helper/supporter/admirer ❍ She was very reluctant to admit her mistake.
❏ reluctance /-ǝns/ n [U, sing] သဘောမတူခြင်း။ မလိုလား ခြင်း။
She made a great show of reluctance, but finally accepted our offer. ❍ He only came with great/with a marked reluctance.
❏ reluctantly adv အင်တင်တင်(ဖြင့်)။
They reluctantly agreed.
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unwilling, unenthusiastic, disinclined, loath, hesitant, indisposed, averse, afraid, backward, calculating, cautious, chary, circumspect, demurring, diffident, discouraged, disheartened, grudging, hanging back, hesitating, involuntary, laggard, opposed, queasy, recalcitrant, remiss, shy, slack, slow, squeamish, tardy, uncertain, uneager, wary
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