What is the meaning of reluctant?

adjective

  • Unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom.
    • usage: "a reluctant smile"; "loath to admit a mistake"
  • Disinclined to become involved.
    • usage: "they were usually reluctant to socialize"; "reluctant to help"
  • Not eager.
    • usage: "foreigners stubbornly reluctant to accept our ways"; "fresh from college and reluctant for the moment to marry him"
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