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hesitation
[ hez-i-tey-shuhn ]
/ ĖhÉz ÉŖĖteÉŖ ŹÉn /
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noun
the act of hesitating; a delay due to uncertainty of mind or fear: His hesitation cost him the championship.
a state of doubt or uncertainty.
a halting or faltering in speech.
OTHER WORDS FOR hesitation
3 stammer.
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Origin of hesitation
OTHER WORDS FROM hesitation
preĀ·hesĀ·iĀ·taĀ·tion, nounWords nearby hesitation
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