reluctant to do

reluctant to do something

unwilling to do something; not wanting to do something. David was reluctant to admit his mistakes. Although reluctant to appear in court, the witness was ordered to by subpoena.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Becky	BEK-ee	English
Kaulana	-	Hawaiian
Gilberta	khil-BER-tah (Dutch), jeel-BER-tah (Italian)	Dutch, Italian
KyÖSti	KUY-uus-tee	Finnish
Keinan	-	Biblical Hebrew
Bert	[bə:t]