hesitation
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2.8
- noun
- /ˌhɛzɪˈteɪʃən/
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- After some hesitation, she finally raised her hand to answer the question in class.
- a moment of hesitation
- answer without hesitation
- agree without hesitation
Or are you going to feel that hesitation and just do it?
- Or are you going to feel that hesitation and just do it?
- With almost no hesitation she answered yes.
- He was hungry, desperate, and without hesitation Fatima handed him their food.
- Without hesitation, I said monster, monster.
- It trembled on its perch in an agony of hesitation, not knowing whether to fly or not.
- I always use the word Jew with this infinitesimal hesitation.
- And his first, he'd fire Fauci without hesitation.
Examples
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With almost no hesitation she answered yes.
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And I sensed some hesitation on Mindy's part.
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Or are you going to feel that hesitation and just do it?
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And he said, I have no hesitation in calling this.
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Was there, I mean, was there any hesitation at all about going to war?
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And that hesitation is because it's a reach.
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I know this summer you had expressed some doubt, some hesitation about playing the season.
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For years, hesitation kept me trapped in my head.
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At the end, after only a slight hesitation, I lied and said that I missed him.
Fiction book (1990) -
I grow weary of your hesitation.
Synonyms
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4.8
A feeling of doubt that makes you hesitate to agree
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4.2
A short pause before you act because you are not sure
4
6.9
A short pause when someone shows doubt
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5.5
A time when someone is unsure about a choice
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5.3
A short pause before doing or saying something because you feel unsure
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4.3
Short times when a person feels unsure about a choice or situation
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8.5
Not being able to decide and changing your mind often
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7.0
A feeling of being unsure and slow to decide
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6.3
A short pause of uncertainty, often in speech or action
A feeling of doubt or low confidence
Antonyms
How Hesitant
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Hesitation comes from an old Latin word haesitare, which meant 'to stick' or 'be unsure'. Think of it as being 'stuck' for a moment before you act or speak, which is why hesitation means a short pause or delay.