reluctance
n. uncountablen. a feeling of not wanting to do something. You feel this when you are slow to act because you are unsure or unwilling.
n. a state of unwillingness or hesitation to act. In technical contexts, it refers to the opposition offered by a magnetic circuit to magnetic flux.
She showed great reluctance to leave the party.
Despite his reluctance to speak in public, the manager gave a short speech to thank the team.
The government's reluctance to intervene in the market led to a period of significant price volatility that frustrated both consumers and producers.
From reluct + -ance.
Often followed by the infinitive 'to' ('reluctance to do something').
his reluctance of helpinghis reluctance to helpReluctance is followed by a 'to-infinitive' rather than the preposition 'of' and a gerund.