hesitancy

Noun

Meaning

The act of hesitating, or pausing to consider; slowness in deciding; vacillation; also, the manner of one who hesitates.

A stammering; a faltering in speech.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

reluctance hesitation indisposition disinclination hesitance oscillation doubt reservation skepticism pause distrust disbelief insecurity apprehension fluctuation

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Antonyms

serenity address belief faith poetry accuracy

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Hypernyms

diffidence involuntariness self-distrust unwillingness self-doubt

Hyponyms

sloth slothfulness

Phrases with the word

urinary hesitancy

Examples

The greatest weakness of most humans is their hesitancy to tell others how much they love them while they're alive. Orlando Aloysius Battista

So, taking the whole new constitution, I have no hesitancy in giving it as my judgment that it is decidedly better than the old. Alexander H. Stephens

I never had a problem with social situations. A lot of times, when people are in school, they can have a little hesitancy because people are mean sometimes. I never had that problem because I never had that experience. Britt Robertson

a reluctance to commit himself Source: Internet

his hesitancy revealed his basic indisposition Source: Internet

after some hesitation he agreed Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Hesione hesionid hesitance hesitant hesitantly hesitate