reluctation
/ɹɪlʌkˈteɪʃ(ə)n/
reluctation means resistance, struggle. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
reluctation is pronounced /ɹɪlʌkˈteɪʃ(ə)n/.
Why “reluctation” is a great word
Reluctation is the physical or mental act of struggling against something, an outward show of unwilling resistance. From Late Latin *reluctation-, reluctatio*, from Latin *reluctatus*, past participle of *reluctārī* ("to struggle against"), from *re-* ("against") + *luctārī* ("to wrestle, struggle"). Unlike "reluctance," which is an internal sentiment of hesitation, or "opposition," which suggests an organized or principled stance, reluctation is the struggle itself made visible. It is the body’s stiff recoil from a cold plunge, the grinding gears of a mind forced to a conclusion it detests, and the stubborn, silent set of the jaw before a capitulation—the human spirit measured not by its triumphs, but by the palpable, weary cost of its yielding.
Etymology
From (the stem of) Late Latin reluctatio, from the participle stem of Latin reluctārī.
noun
- Resistance, struggle.“The prerogative of God extendeth as well to the reason as to the will of man ; so that as we are to obey his law though we find a reluctation in our will , so we are to believe his word”
- Reluctance, unwillingness.“But the very next day, by an unreasoning impulse to which he yielded almost mechanically, without reluctation, he found himself seated before the misty orb.”