hesitation

(hĕz'ĭ-tā'shən)
n.

1. The act or an instance of hesitating.
2. The state of being hesitant.
3. A pause or faltering in speech.

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noun

The act of hesitating or state of being hesitant: hesitancy, indecision, indecisiveness, irresoluteness, irresolution, pause, shilly-shally, tentativeness, timidity, timidness, to-and-fro, vacillation. See decide/hesitate.

n

Definition: waiting; uncertainty
Antonyms: certainty, eagerness, go, perseverance, resolution, sureness

IN BRIEF: A pausing for a moment.

Know how to give without hesitation, how to lose without regret, how to acquire without meanness. — George Sand

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