Striving against; opposed in desire; unwilling; disinclined; loth.

Proceeding from an unwilling mind; granted with reluctance; as, reluctant obedience.

unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom; "a reluctant smile"; "loath to admit a mistake"; "unwilling to face facts"

not eager; "foreigners stubbornly uneager to accept our ways"; "fresh from college and uneager for the moment to marry him"; "reluctant to help"