Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. The act or an instance of hesitating.
- n. The state of being hesitant.
- n. A pause or faltering in speech.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. The act of hesitating; a pausing or delay in determining or acting; suspension of judgment or decision from uncertainty of mind; a state of doubt.
- n. An irregular involuntary pausing in speech; awkward or embarrassed interruption of speech; stammering.
- n. Synonyms Hesitation, Hesitancy; wavering, suspense, uncertainty, doubt, vacillation; faltering. Hesitation is perhaps more often used for the act of hesitating, hesitancy generally for the spirit, character, or frame of mind. Hesitation is more common.
Wiktionary
- n. An act of hesitating; suspension of opinion or action; doubt; vacillation.
- n. A faltering in speech; stammering.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. The act of hesitating; suspension of opinion or action; doubt; vacillation.
- n. A faltering in speech; stammering.
WordNet 3.0
- n. indecision in speech or action
- n. a certain degree of unwillingness
- n. the act of pausing uncertainly
Etymologies
- From Latin haesitātiōnem, accusative singular of haesitātiō ("hesitating, stammering"), from haesitō ("hesitate"). (Wiktionary)
Examples
“I think my main hesitation is my fear of getting it wrong.”
“So, I'm not sure if my hesitation is as a comparison or, simply that I didn't think as highly of it.”
“My only hesitation is that I cannot take out a tremendous amount of time to figure it out, and I also do not want to buy expensive tools or have equipment that I must find a place for in my limited space.”
“One good reason for this hesitation is that for a vaccine to do you any good, you need to get it while feeling fine.”
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“MABERRY: Joe's reactions are based partly on my own views and teachings in martial arts, and on the kinds of reactions and reflexes I've seen in men I've met who work in SWAT and Special Ops. Immediate reaction without hesitation is a prized skill, and very often it's the dividing line between those who can hack it in Special Ops and those who can't.”
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“And more often, I suspect, that hesitation is simply born of the fact that, well, we're dealing with hypotheticals here.”
“My only hesitation is with Michael Clarke Duncan, but maybe it's just a bad photo.”
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“My only hesitation is that it's another show I am going to like and then it will be canceled never to be seen again ...”
“Philosophically and theologically I have no hesitation is saying yes.”
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