Reluctance
(noun)
- Hesitation or unwillingness to do something.
- Unwillingness to accept or comply with something.
Origin:
Late 16th century (in the sense "hesitation"): from french réluctance or latin reluctantia, from reluctari "struggle against" (see reluctant).
Examples:
- He had a reluctance to commit to the plan.
- There was a reluctance on the part of the government to take action.
- She was overcome by a reluctance to leave.
- He felt a reluctance to interfere in the situation.
- The reluctance of the employees to accept the new conditions.