Reluctance
Reluctance (r?-l?k"tans) , noun
[See Reluctant.]
1.
The state or quality of being reluctant; repugnance; aversion of mind; unwillingness; -- often followed by an infinitive, or by to and a noun, formerly sometimes by against.
Tempering the severity of his looks with a reluctance to the action.
He had some reluctance to obey the summons.
Bear witness, Heaven, with what reluctancy
Her helpless innocence I doom to die.
2.
(Electricity) Magnetic resistance, being equal to the ratio of magnetomotive force to magnetic flux.
Also: Reluctancy