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hes⋅i⋅tan⋅cy

  [hez-i-tuhn-see]
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–noun, plural -cies.
hesitation; indecision or disinclination.
Also, hes⋅i⋅tance.

Origin:
1610–20; < L haesitantia. See hesitant, -ancy
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hes·i·tan·cy   (hěz'ĭ-tən-sē)   
n.   pl. hes·i·tan·cies

  1. The state or quality of being hesitant.

  2. An instance of hesitating.

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hesitancy hes·i·tan·cy (hěz'ĭ-tən-sē)
n.
An involuntary delay or inability in starting the urinary stream.

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