reluctant meaning and definition

RELUCTANT adjective

Definition of reluctant (adjective)

1. unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom
   • "a reluctant smile"; "loath to admit a mistake"
   • synonyms: loath, loth
2. disinclined to become involved
   • "they were usually reluctant to socialize"; "reluctant to help"
3. not eager
   • "foreigners stubbornly reluctant to accept our ways"; "fresh from college and reluctant for the moment to marry him"