hesitation

[Hes`i*ta·tion]

A faltering in speech; stammering.

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The act of hesitating; suspension of opinion or action; doubt; vacillation.

Noun
the act of pausing uncertainly; "there was a hesitation in his speech"

Noun
a certain degree of unwillingness; "a reluctance to commit himself"; "after some hesitation he agreed"

Noun
indecision in speech or action


n.
The act of hesitating; suspension of opinion or action; doubt; vacillation.

n.
A faltering in speech; stammering.


Hesitation

Hes`i*ta"tion , n. [L. haesitatio: cf. F. h'82sitation.] 1. The act of hesitating; suspension of opinion or action; doubt; vacillation. 2. A faltering in speech; stammering. Swift.

The act of hesitating; suspension of opinion or action; doubt; vacillation.

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Usage Examples

Hesitation increases in relation to risk in equal proportion to age.

To teach how to live without certainty and yet without being paralysed by hesitation is perhaps the chief thing that philosophy, in our age, can do for those who study it.

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Other Usage Examples

Our system provides for a winner to take office on January 20th, and he is expected to take command of the ship of state. Failure to do so, characterized by hesitation and indecision, will harm the national interest.

The first test of a truly great man is his humility. By humility I don't mean doubt of his powers or hesitation in speaking his opinion, but merely an understanding of the relationship of what he can say and what he can do.

They've been fairly positive, as firm as they could be in regards to the derivatives operations in Montreal. We didn't sense that there was a hesitation about it. But things change.

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