hesitation
UK/ˌhɛzɪˈteɪʃən/
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Australia/ˌhezɪˈtæɪʃən/
hesitation noun: an act of hesitating.
Noun
hesitation (countable and uncountable, plural hesitations)
- An act of hesitating
- Synonyms:
- cunctation
- Doubt; vacillation.
- She carried out the order without hesitation.
- Synonyms:
- irresolution, wavering
- A faltering in speech; stammering.
hesitation meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
hesitation in Hindi
- act of hesitating
- संकोच saṅkoc
- faltering in speech
- झिझक jhijhak
hesitation in Tamil
- act of hesitating
- தயக்கம் tayakkam
- doubt; vacillation
- தயக்கம் tayakkam
- faltering in speech
- தடுமாற்றம் taṭumāṟṟam
hesitation in Urdu
- آج کل, اگرمگر, ہچکچاہٹ, ہچر مچر, پس و پیش, شک
hesitation in Bengali
- hesitation, indecision
- ইতস্তত itostoto
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- hesitation in Telugu
- జంకు jaṅku
- hesitation in Malayalam
- സങ്കോചം saṅkōcaṁ, കുലുക്കം kulukkaṁ
- hesitation in Kannada
- ಅನಿರ್ಧಾರ, ಹಿಂಜರಿಕೆ, ಡೋಲಾಯಮಾನ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ, ಅರೆಮರೆ
- hesitation in Punjabi
- ਝੇਪ jhep
- hesitation in Gujarati
- આનાકાની ānākānī, આંચકો ā̃cako
- hesitation in Indonesian
- keragu-raguan
Examples of hesitation in a sentence
- After a split second of hesitation, the second baseman leaped for the ball—or, rather, stumbled for it.
- That man is so fine that I'd jump into his pants without a moment's hesitation.
- Make just one move, and I'll run you through, sir, without hesitation.
Synonyms of hesitation
Forms of hesitation
| plural | hesitations |
|---|---|
| alternative form | hæsitation |
Origin of hesitation
From Latin haesitātiōnem, accusative singular of haesitātiō (“hesitating, stammering”), from haesitō (“hesitate”). Displaced native Old English ġewand.
Words formed from hesitation
Phrases with hesitation
Words that rhyme with hesitation
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
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- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about hesitation
- What does hesitation mean?
- Hesitation means an act of hesitating.
- What is hesitation in Hindi?
- Hesitation in Hindi is संकोच (saṅkoc), झिझक (jhijhak). See Hesitation meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is hesitation?
- Hesitation is a noun.
- How do you pronounce hesitation?
- Hesitation is pronounced /ˌhɛzɪˈteɪʃən/ (UK).
- What is the plural of hesitation?
- The plural of hesitation is hesitations.
Words near hesitation in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: hesitation (page history and authors); hesitation (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ইতস্তত (Bengali) (page history and authors); జంకు (Telugu) (page history and authors); കുലുക്കം (Malayalam) (page history and authors); hesitation (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ਝੇਪ (Punjabi) (page history and authors); આંચકો (Gujarati) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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