hesitancy

Noun
Synonyms: hesitancereluctancehesitationdisinclinationindisposition

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. a feeling of diffidence and indecision about doing somethingSynonyms: hesitance
  2. a certain degree of unwillingness“a reluctance to commit himself”“his hesitancy revealed his basic indisposition”“after some hesitation he agreed”Synonyms: reluctancehesitationdisinclinationindisposition
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Hesitancy \Hes"i*tan*cy\, n. [L. haesitantia a stammering.]

1.The act of hesitating, or pausing to consider; slowness in deciding; vacillation; also, the manner of one who hesitates. [1913 Webster]

2.A stammering; a faltering in speech. [1913 Webster]

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