reluctance

unwillingness, not willing to do something.

The mother's reluctance to let her son attend the concert stemmed from a fear of peer pressure.

by Morgan T November 10, 2006

Reluctance Length

The specific length of a persons beard (or hair) which makes them reluctant to cut it off as they have never experienced such a length. Or, because they feel that their beard has become important to them, like it's their child.

Note: Often occurs in teenagers and young adults who are notoriously shit at growing beards and tend to cling desperately to any facial hair they can muster.

Ben: Man, your beard is disgusting!
Pete: Yeah I know, but it's reached reluctance length so I can't cut it off yet.
Ben: Gross.

by howlongjizz September 25, 2010

castration reluctance

1. as used in genitourinary oncology, resistance to the recommendation that orchiectomy, that is, removal of one or both testicles, be performed as a preventative measure, to prevent the metastasization of cancer.

After explaining to the patient that an orchidectomy could save his life, the patient showed signs of castration reluctance.

by Creative Suggestions September 5, 2022

"r.t.a." reluctance to acknowledge

Verb...Reluctant to acknowledge something you already know or have learned.

You tell him he better let you know he cares or wants you around...He doesn't respond. He doesn't care! You already knew this based on his previous actions and many unresponded to texts. You had "r.t.a." reluctance to acknowledge he aint that into you.

by Butterflygina November 10, 2010

video reluctance

The overwhelming fear of being recorded live on camera because the thought of mass amounts of people publicly viewing you on the internet is too overwhelming to handle.

When our Video Team comes into businesses to film staff at work, people scatter like roaches due to Video Reluctance.

by TeamVaetas April 6, 2017

Reluctant Ninja

Bad ass Ninja dude born and bread with a destiny to effortlessly kill at will. The only problem is...that he'd rather grow shrubbery and collect retro talking action figures with exotic accents.

Client: Hey Ninja! Will ya carry out that assasination I'm paying ya for already!

Reluctant Ninja: (Sighs) Hold yer horses! Can't you see I've still got more shrubbery to shrub here!!

by sensei_RN May 14, 2009

capacitive reactance

Capactive reactance is the analysis of an alternating-current electrical circuit (for example a RLC series circuit), reactance is the imaginary part of impedance, and is caused by the presence of inductors or capacitors in the circuit. Reactance produces a phase shift between the electric current and voltage in the circuit.

This is determined by the equation XC=1/2piFC XC is an impedance and is measured in ohms.
*capacitive reactance

by Nicker Doodle Doo May 29, 2007