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hesitation

  (hĕz'ĭ-tā'shən) pronunciation
n.
  1. The act or an instance of hesitating.
  2. The state of being hesitant.
  3. A pause or faltering in speech.

 
 
Antonyms: hesitation

n

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


 
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IN BRIEF: A pausing for a moment.

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

 
Wikipedia: hesitation

Hesitation is the act of pausing due to indecision or uncertainty, in either speech or action.

According to a proverb, "He who hesitates is lost."[citation needed] This is generally taken to be a caution to avoid hesitation, because it may cause an opportunity to be lost entirely.

Instances of hesitation in literature include the soliloquies of the character Prince Hamlet, in the play by Shakespeare.

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