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hesitation

/,hɛzɪ'teɪʃən/

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noun
indecision in speech or action
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vacillation wavering

type of:
indecision indecisiveness irresolution
noun
a certain degree of unwillingness
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"after some hesitation he agreed"

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disinclination hesitancy indisposition reluctance

type of:
unwillingness involuntariness
noun
the act of pausing uncertainly
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"there was a hesitation in his speech"

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falter faltering waver

type of:
pause

Examples of hesitation

"after some hesitation he agreed"
"there was a hesitation in his speech"