Re-lūc'tance or Re-lūc'tan-cy, n.

n. [Sp. reluctancia, It. reluttanza. See infra.] The state or quality of being reluctant; repugnance; aversion of mind; unwillingness;—often followed with to or against before the object.

Bear witness, Heaven, with what reluctancy Her helpless innocence I doom to die. Dryden.

Synonyms—Aversion, repugnance; unwillingness; dislike. See AVERSION.