hesitation
he·si·ta·tion
noun
1.
indecision in speech or action
2.
a certain degree of unwillingness
- “a reluctance to commit himself”
- “his hesitancy revealed his basic indisposition”
- “after some hesitation he agreed”
3.
Origin
From Latin haesitātiōnem, accusative singular of haesitātiō (“hesitating, stammering”), from haesitō (“hesitate”).
Phrases
- hesitation form
- hesitation mark
- hesitation marker
- hesitation wound
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