hesitation vs reluctance what difference

what is difference between hesitation and reluctance

English

Alternative forms

• hæsitation (chiefly archaic) [18^th–19^th C.]

Etymology

From Latin haesitātiōnem, accusative singular of haesitātiō (“hesitating, stammering”), from haesitō (“hesitate”).

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /hɛzɪˈteɪʃən/
• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

hesitation (countable and uncountable, plural hesitations)

1. An act of hesitating
2. doubt; vacillation.

3. A faltering in speech; stammering.

Synonyms

• (act of hesitating): cunctation, hold-up; see also Thesaurus:delay
• (doubt, vacillation): irresolution, wavering

Related terms

• hesitate

Translations

English

Etymology

From reluct +‎ -ance

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɹɪˈlʌktəns/
• Hyphenation: re‧luc‧tance

Noun

reluctance (countable and uncountable, plural reluctances)

1. Unwillingness to do something.
2. Hesitancy in taking some action.
3. (physics) That property of a magnetic circuit analogous to resistance in an electric circuit.

Derived terms

• reluctance motor

Related terms

• reluctant, adjective
• reluctantly, adverb

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