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reluctance

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reluctance
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re - luc - tance -> reluctance

Myanmar meaning

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reluctant /rÇ'lʌktǝnt/ adj

~ (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.

More examples
  • [reluctant to do something] : She was reluctant to leave.
  • A reluctant convert/witness/guest
  • She felt a reluctant admiration for her opponent.
  • Julia’s reluctance to join the party was a mystery.
  • She reluctantly decided to sell her home.
Synonyms
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
Antonyms
anxious, bold, careless, certain, confident, definite, eager, enthusiastic, heedless, incautious, indiscreet, rash, ready, sure, uncareful, willing
Cross references
unwillingunenthusiasticdisinclinedloathhesitantindisposedaverseafraidbackwardcalculatingcautiouscharycircumspectdemurringdiffidentdiscourageddisheartenedgrudginghanging backhesitatinginvoluntarylaggardopposedqueasyrecalcitrantremissshyslack
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