hesitancy Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a feeling of diffidence and indecision about doing something
    hesitance.
  2. noun a certain degree of unwillingness
    hesitation; reluctance; disinclination; indisposition.
    • a reluctance to commit himself
    • his hesitancy revealed his basic indisposition
    • after some hesitation he agreed

WordNet


Hes"i*tan*cy noun
Etymology
L. haesitantia a stammering.
Definitions
  1. The act of hesitating, or pausing to consider; slowness in deciding; vacillation; also, the manner of one who hesitates.
  2. A stammering; a faltering in speech.

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