 hesitation |
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| 1. | [ noun ] indecision in speech or action | |
| Synonyms: | wavering vacillation | |
| Related terms: | indecision hesitate | |
| 2. | [ noun ] a certain degree of unwillingness | |
| Synonyms: | hesitancy disinclination indisposition reluctance | |
| Examples: | "a reluctance to commit himself" "after some hesitation he agreed" |
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| Related terms: | unwillingness sloth hesitate indispose | |
| 3. | [ noun ] the act of pausing uncertainly | |
| Synonyms: | faltering falter waver | |
| Examples: | "there was a hesitation in his speech" |
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| Related terms: | pause hesitate falter | |
| Similar spelling: |
hesitating hesitatingly hesitate hesitator hesitater |
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