Reluctance /(r?-l?k"tans)/

Re·luc·tance

Reluctance

n.
  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.
    He had some reluctance to obey the summons.
    Bear witness, Heaven, with what reluctancy Her helpless innocence I doom to die.
  2. Magnetic resistance, being equal to the ratio of magnetomotive force to magnetic flux. (Elec.)