1. Noun
The act of hesitating, or pausing to consider; slowness in deciding; vacillation; also, the manner of one who hesitates.
2. Noun
A stammering; a faltering in speech.
3. Noun
a feeling of diffidence and indecision about doing something
Vocabulary classified under Emotion and tone
4. Noun
a certain degree of unwillingness; "a reluctance to commit himself"; "his hesitancy revealed his basic indisposition"; "after some hesitation he agreed"
Vocabulary classified under Environmental science
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