See reluctant in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"word": "بیمیل"
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"code": "ga",
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"sense": "not wanting to take some action",
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"sense": "not wanting to take some action",
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"code": "ga",
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"sense": "not wanting to take some action",
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"sense": "not wanting to take some action",
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"word": "بیمیل"
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"sense": "not wanting to take some action",
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"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "not wanting to take some action",
"word": "relutante"
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"sense": "not wanting to take some action",
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"code": "ro",
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"sense": "not wanting to take some action",
"word": "precaut"
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{
"code": "ro",
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"sense": "not wanting to take some action",
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"roman": "neoxótnyj",
"sense": "not wanting to take some action",
"word": "неохо́тный"
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"code": "ru",
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"roman": "neželájuščij",
"sense": "not wanting to take some action",
"word": "нежела́ющий"
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{
"code": "sco",
"lang": "Scots",
"sense": "not wanting to take some action",
"word": "sweer"
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{
"code": "sco",
"lang": "Scots",
"sense": "not wanting to take some action",
"word": "sweirt"
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{
"code": "sco",
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"sense": "not wanting to take some action",
"word": "laith"
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"code": "gd",
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"sense": "not wanting to take some action",
"word": "aindeònach"
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{
"code": "gd",
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"sense": "not wanting to take some action",
"word": "leisg"
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"code": "sk",
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"sense": "not wanting to take some action",
"word": "neochotný"
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"code": "es",
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"sense": "not wanting to take some action",
"word": "renuente"
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{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "not wanting to take some action",
"word": "reacio"
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "not wanting to take some action",
"word": "reluctante"
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{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "not wanting to take some action",
"word": "reticente"
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"code": "sv",
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"sense": "not wanting to take some action",
"word": "motvillig"
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"sense": "not wanting to take some action",
"word": "vrång"
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{
"code": "sv",
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"sense": "not wanting to take some action",
"word": "motsträvig"
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"code": "tr",
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"sense": "not wanting to take some action",
"word": "isteksiz"
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"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "not wanting to take some action",
"word": "gönülsüz"
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{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "not wanting to take some action",
"word": "hevessiz"
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"code": "uk",
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"roman": "neoxóčyj",
"sense": "not wanting to take some action",
"word": "неохо́чий"
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"code": "vi",
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"sense": "not wanting to take some action",
"word": "miễn cưỡng"
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