Hesitation Definition

hĕzĭ-tāshən
noun
The act or an instance of hesitating.
American Heritage
A hesitating or feeling hesitant.
Webster's New World
A pause or faltering in speech.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Hesitation

Noun

Singular:
hesitation
Plural:
hesitations

Origin of Hesitation

  • From Latin haesitātiōnem, accusative singular of haesitātiō (“hesitating, stammering”), from haesitō (“hesitate”).

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