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hesitation |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Hesitation \Hes`i*ta"tion\, n. [L. haesitatio: cf F. h['e]sitation.] 1. The act of hesitating; suspension of opinion or action doubt; vacillation. 2. A faltering in speech; stammering. --Swift. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: hesitation n 1: indecision in speech or action [syn: {vacillation}, {wavering}] 2: a certain degree of unwillingness; "a reluctance to commit himself"; "after some hesitation he agreed" [syn: {reluctance}, {hesitancy}, {disinclination}, {indisposition}] 3: the act of pausing uncertainly; "there was a hesitation in his speech" [syn: {waver}, {falter}, {faltering}]
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