hesitancy
he·si·tancy
noun
1.
a feeling of diffidence about doing something
2.
a certain degree of unwillingness
- “a reluctance to commit himself”
- “his hesitancy revealed his basic indisposition”
- “after some hesitation he agreed”
Origin
From Latin haesitantia.
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