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hesitation Noun

— A hesitation is a pause in speaking, usually because you are nor sure of what to say. There was a hesitation in his reading as he turned the page. — Hesitation is the act of hesitating.

hesitation

— noun indecision in speech or action — noun (= reluctance, hesitancy, indisposition) a certain degree of unwillingness a reluctance to commit himself his hesitancy revealed his basic indisposition after some hesitation he agreed — noun the act of pausing uncertainly there was a hesitation in his speech

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hesitation English » English

doubt uncertainty indecision vacillation wavering reluctance faltering irresolution hesitancy scruple suspicion qualm misgiving hesitating disinclination waver shilly-shally pause indisposition falter diffidence shyness pausing indecisiveness incertitude hesitance fear dubiousness doubtfulness without delay vascilation unsureness unsteady time-out temporarily discontinued suspend stutter straddle stammering soon silence shrinking back reticence reserve recoil perplexity mistrust inhibition infatuation inconstancy

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