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be loath to
be loath to
synonyms
fight shy of
be unwilling to
boggle at
be reluctant to
balk at
be opposed to
drag one's heels over
drag one's feet over
not like to
not have the heart to
have scruples about
have misgivings about
think twice about
not be in favor of
be slow to
have qualms about
hate to
scruple about
quail at
hesitate to
vacillate about
waver about
mind doing something
be shy about
be afraid to
be diffident about
be chary of
be hesitant to
be averse to
be coy about
be bashful about
be against
be indisposed to
be disinclined to
disrelish
be sorry to
flinch
shy away from
recoil from
recoil
demur
not be in the mood to
scruple to
hang back
be ashamed to
be cagey about
flinch from
stop short of
jib
demur from
be loath to
definitions