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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 uncertaintyhesitationhesitanceunsurenessdoubtdoubtfulnessdubiousnessirresolutionirresolutenessindecisionindecisivenessequivocationvacillationwaveringskepticismnervousnesssecond thoughtsditheringstallingshilly-shallyingtemporizingtemporizationpausingdelayhanging backwaitinghaveringhumming and hawingswitheringinformal:dilly-dallyingblowing hot and coldrare:dubietyincertitudecunctationreluctanceunwillingnessdisinclinationuneaseuneasinessambivalencedemurralcompunctionmisgivingsqualmsscruplesreservationsOpposite certaintyresolutionwillingness

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   • H

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   • E

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   • S

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