
Reluctance
Emotional Weight
Reluctance often carries a personal or emotional reason behind the unwillingness.

She felt a deep reluctance to speak about the incident.
Subtle Nuance
Reluctance can imply a struggle between what someone should do and what they want to do.

His reluctance to apologize stemmed from pride, not indifference.
Cultural Sensitivity
In some cultures, expressing reluctance might be a polite way to refuse.

Out of politeness, his reluctance to attend the dinner was implicit.
Compare with
AversionDisinclinationHesitancyHesitateOppositionQualmResistanceUnwilling
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