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hesitation
(,h/E/z/I/'t/eI//S//@/n )

noun (n)

  • indecision in speech or action(noun.cognition)
    source: wordnet30
  • a certain degree of unwillingness(noun.attribute)
    Example:
    After some hesitation he agreed.
    source: wordnet30
  • the act of pausing uncertainly(noun.act)
    Example:
    There was a hesitation in his speech.
    source: wordnet30
  • The act of hesitating; suspension of opinion or action; doubt; vacillation.(noun)
    source: webster1913
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