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
Hannes	HAH-nes (German), HAHN-nes (Swedish, Finnish), HAHN-nəs (Dutch)	German, Swedish, Dutch, Finnish
SiÂN	SHAH:N	Welsh
Gostislav	-	Medieval Slavic
Rikard	REE-kahrd (Swedish)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Farley	FAHR-lee	English (Rare)
Abby	['æbi]