Collocations for "reluctance"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "reluctance" in context.
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reluctance
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a reluctance to [learn, study, teach, revise]
- [a person's, an individual's] reluctance to work
- a reluctance to [accept, agree, approve]
- her reluctance to [stay, go, join, allow, let, take part]
- impeded by a reluctance to [speak in public, travel]
- [showed, displayed, expressed] reluctance (to)
- [showed] no reluctance at all (to)
- spoke [of, about] his reluctance (to)
- reluctance expressed by [both, all] parties
- [sensed, detected] their reluctance to [carry on, negotiate, continue]
- accepted with [great, extreme, a lot of] reluctance
- don't understand where [your, all of this] reluctance is coming from
- is only [due to, because of] her reluctance (to)
- made [an issue, no secret] of his reluctance (to)
- has led to a reluctance to travel by [air, boat]
'reluctance' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):