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   Hes·i·ta·tion

   /ˌhezəˈtāSHən/

   

   noun

   • 1. the action of pausing or hesitating before saying or doing something: "she answered without hesitation" Similar pausingdelayhanging backwaitingshilly-shallyingditheringstallingtemporizingtemporizationuncertaintyhesitancyhesitanceunsurenessdoubtdoubtfulnessdubiousnessirresolutionirresolutenessindecisionindecisivenessequivocationvacillationoscillationwaveringskepticismnervousnesssecond thoughtshaveringhumming and hawingswitheringinformal:dilly-dallyingblowing hot and coldrare:dubietyincertitudecunctationOpposite resolutioncertainty

   Word Origin early 17th century: from Latin haesitatio(n)-, from haesitare (see hesitate).

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