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hes·i·ta·tion    Audio Help   [hez-i-tey-shuhn] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.the act of hesitating; a delay due to uncertainty of mind or fear: His hesitation cost him the championship.
2.a state of doubt or uncertainty.
3.a halting or faltering in speech.

[Origin: 1615–25; < L haesitātiōn- (s. of haesitātiō). See hesitate, -ion]

2. hesitancy, indecision, irresolution, vacillation. 3. stammer.
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hes·i·ta·tion    Audio Help   (hěz'ĭ-tā'shən)  Pronunciation Key 
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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hesitation 
1622, from L. hæsitationem (nom. hæsitatio) "irresolution, uncertainty," from hæsitare "stick fast, stammer in speech, be undecided," freq. of hærere "stick, cling," from PIE *ghais-eyo (cf. Lith. gaistu "to delay, tarry"). Hesitate is attested from 1623, from L. hæsitatum, pp. of hæsitare.

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hesitation

noun
1. indecision in speech or action 
2. a certain degree of unwillingness; "a reluctance to commit himself"; "his hesitancy revealed his basic indisposition"; "after some hesitation he agreed" [syn: reluctance
3. the act of pausing uncertainly; "there was a hesitation in his speech" 

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ˌhesiˈtation1 noun
an act of hesitating
Arabic: عَمَلِيَّة التردُّد
Chinese (Simplified): 踌躇
Chinese (Traditional): 躊躇
Czech: váhání
Danish: tøven
Dutch: aarzeling
Estonian: kõhklus
Finnish: epäröinti
French: hésitation
German: das Zögern
Greek: δισταγμός
Hungarian: tétovázás
Icelandic: hik
Indonesian: keraguan
Italian: esitazione
Japanese: ためらい
Korean: 주저
Latvian: vilcināšanās
Lithuanian: dvejojimas
Norwegian: nøling, vakling
Polish: wahanie
Portuguese (Brazil): hesitação
Portuguese (Portugal): hesitação
Romanian: ezi­tare
Russian: сомнение
Slovak: váhanie
Slovenian: oklevanje
Spanish: indecisión, vacilación
Swedish: tvekan
Turkish: duraksama, tereddüt
ˌhesiˈtation2 noun
unwillingness or uncertainty
Arabic: عدم استِعْداد أو تأكُّد، تَرَدُّد
Chinese (Simplified): 犹豫
Chinese (Traditional): 猶豫, 不情愿
Czech: pochybnost
Danish: betænkelighed
Dutch: aarzeling
Estonian: ebakindlus
Finnish: epävarmuus
French: hésitation
German: das Zögern
Greek: δισταγμός, αβεβαιότητα, απροθυμία
Hungarian: habozás
Icelandic: hik, vafi
Indonesian: ketidakpastian
Italian: esitazione
Japanese: ためらい
Korean: 싫은 마음
Latvian: svārstīšanās
Lithuanian: neryžtingumas
Norwegian: usikkerhet, uvillighet
Polish: niepewność
Portuguese (Brazil): hesitação
Portuguese (Portugal): hesitação
Romanian: ezitare
Russian: нерешительность
Slovak: zdráhanie, rozpaky
Slovenian: negotovost
Spanish: vacilación, duda
Swedish: tveksamhet, villrådighet
Turkish: çekinme, çekingenlik, kararsızlık, bocalama
See also: hesitancy, hesitant, hesitate

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Hesitation

Hes`i*ta"tion\, n. [L. haesitatio: cf. F. h['e]sitation.]

1. The act of hesitating; suspension of opinion or action; doubt; vacillation.

2. A faltering in speech; stammering. --Swift.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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