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Hes·i·tan·cy
/ˈhezətnsē/
noun
1.
the quality or state of being hesitant:
"Jackson took advantage of some hesitancy in the defense to rifle in a shot"
Similar
uncertainty
hesitation
hesitance
unsureness
doubt
doubtfulness
dubiousness
irresolution
irresoluteness
indecision
indecisiveness
equivocation
vacillation
wavering
skepticism
nervousness
second thoughts
dithering
stalling
shilly-shallying
temporizing
temporization
pausing
delay
hanging back
waiting
havering
humming and hawing
swithering
informal:
dilly-dallying
blowing hot and cold
rare:
dubiety
incertitude
cunctation
reluctance
unwillingness
disinclination
unease
uneasiness
ambivalence
demurral
compunction
misgivings
qualms
scruples
reservations
Opposite
certainty
resolution
willingness
Scrabble Points: 17
H
4
E
1
S
1
I
1
T
1
A
1
N
1
C
3
Y
4
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