reluctances
Feelings of unwillingness
Reluctances is the plural of reluctance, a noun meaning unwillingness or hesitation to do something.
The word captures that feeling of holding back, of not wanting to proceed: Despite their reluctances, they signed the agreement.
In physics, reluctance is a property of magnetic circuits analogous to resistance in electrical circuits, where the plural describes multiple such measurements.
Pauses from doubt
- reservationsDoubts or advance bookings
- misgivingsFeelings of doubt
- qualmsMoral reservations or unease
- apprehensionsFearful anticipation of trouble
doubts · uncertainties · trepidations · anxieties · fears · wariness · unease · discomfort
Acts of declining
- declinationsActs of politely refusing
- rebuffsRejects bluntly or dismissively
- unwillingnessDisinclination to act
- disinclinationLack of desire
resistance · objections · protests · demurrals · pushback · noncompliance · opposition · defiance
Deliberate slowness or resistance
- stallingIntentional delay tactics
- procrastinationHabitual task avoidance
- delaysPauses before proceeding
- avoidanceDeliberate keeping away
evasion · hedging · balking · dawdling · dithering · wavering · vacillation · indecision
Absence of feeling
- disinterestAbsence of bias
- indifferenceLack of interest
- lethargyAbnormal drowsiness and apathy
- inertiaResistance to altered motion
passivity · half-heartedness · lukewarmness · unenthusiasm · coolness · tepidness · listlessness · disengagement
hesitations
Pauses from doubt
- reservationsDoubts or advance bookings
- misgivingsFeelings of doubt
- qualmsMoral reservations or unease
apprehensions · doubts · uncertainties · trepidations · anxieties · fears · wariness · unease · discomfort · ambivalence
refusals
Acts of declining
- declinationsActs of politely refusing
- rebuffsRejects bluntly or dismissively
- unwillingnessDisinclination to act
disinclination · resistance · objections · protests · demurrals · pushback · noncompliance · opposition · defiance · stubbornness
foot-dragging
Deliberate slowness or resistance
- stallingIntentional delay tactics
- procrastinationHabitual task avoidance
- delaysPauses before proceeding
avoidance · evasion · hedging · balking · dawdling · dithering · wavering · vacillation · indecision · stonewalling
apathy
Absence of feeling
- disinterestAbsence of bias
- indifferenceLack of interest
- lethargyAbnormal drowsiness and apathy
inertia · passivity · half-heartedness · lukewarmness · unenthusiasm · coolness · tepidness · listlessness · disengagement · detachment
- reluctanceunwillingness, disinclination, hesitation, reticence, reservations
reluctanceseagerness
Intense willingness to act
willingness · enthusiasms · readiness · keenness · alacrity