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
PrzemysŁ	-	Polish (Rare)
Chander	-	Indian, Hindi
Celestina	the-le-STEE-nah (Spanish), se-le-STEE-nah (Latin American Spanish), che-le-STEE-nah (Italian)	Spanish, Italian
Noemi	naw-E-mee (Italian)	Italian, German, Czech, Biblical Latin
Bernhard	BERN-hahrt (German)	German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Ancient Germanic
Goraidh	-	Scottish