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