Be+reluctant
11reluctant — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ unwilling and hesitant. DERIVATIVES reluctantly adverb. ORIGIN originally in the sense «offering opposition»: from Latin reluctari struggle against …
12Reluctant hero — The reluctant hero is a heroic archetype described by Joseph Campbell in The Hero With a Thousand Faces :: The hero may refuse the adventure or deny the ability to move beyond the status quo. The heralded event may even be ignored – All of these… …
13reluctant — 01. She has been [reluctant] to get into a relationship with a guy ever since her last boyfriend dumped her. 02. I am [reluctant] to tell him the truth because I know he ll get angry. 03. It is with great [reluctance] that I announce today my… …
14reluctant — re•luc•tant [[t]rɪˈlʌk tənt[/t]] adj. 1) unwilling; disinclined: a reluctant candidate[/ex] 2) marked by hesitation or slowness because of unwillingness: a reluctant promise[/ex] • Etymology: 1655–65; < L reluctant , s. of reluctāns, prp. of… …
15reluctant — reluctantly, adv. /ri luk teuhnt/, adj. 1. unwilling; disinclined: a reluctant candidate. 2. struggling in opposition. [1655 65; < L reluctant (s. of reluctans), prp. of reluctari. See RELUCT, ANT] Syn. 1. RELUCTANT, LOATH, AVERSE describe… …
16reluctant — adj. VERBS ▪ appear, be, feel, look, seem ▪ Students may feel reluctant to ask questions. ▪ become ▪ …
17reluctant — adj. (usu. does not stand alone) reluctant to + inf. (we were reluctant to act) * * * [rɪ lʌktənt] (usu. does not stand alone) reluctant to + inf. (we were reluctant to act) …
18reluctant — re|luc|tant [ rı lʌktənt ] adjective ** not willing to do something: reluctant to do something: She was reluctant to discuss the case in any detail. a. used for describing a feeling that you have but you wish you did not have: She felt a… …
19reluctant */*/ — UK [rɪˈlʌktənt] / US adjective not willing to do something reluctant to do something: She was reluctant to leave. a) used for describing someone who is doing something but does not really want to a reluctant convert/witness/guest b) used for… …
20reluctant — adjective Etymology: Latin reluctant , reluctans, present participle of reluctari to struggle against, from re + luctari to struggle Date: 1667 feeling or showing aversion, hesitation, or unwillingness < reluctant to get involved >; also having… …
