Dictionary entry

Reluctance

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Definition

reluctant /rÇ'lʌktǝnt/ adj ~ (to do sth) အင္တင္တင္ ျဖစ္ေနေသာ။ ဝန္ေလးေနေသာ။ a reluctant helper/supporter/admirer ❍ She was very reluctant to admit her mistake. ❏ reluctance /-ǝns/ n [U, sing] သေဘာမတူျခင္း။ မလိုလား ျခင္း။ She made a great show of reluctance, but finally accepted our offer. ❍ He only came with great/with a marked reluctance. ❏ reluctantly adv အင္တင္တင္(ျဖင့္)။ They reluctantly agreed.

Examples

  1. [reluctant to do something] : She was reluctant to leave.
  2. A reluctant convert/witness/guest
  3. She felt a reluctant admiration for her opponent.
  4. Julia’s reluctance to join the party was a mystery.
  5. She reluctantly decided to sell her home.