Meaning & Definition of Hesitation in English
English⟶
Hesitation
/hɛzəteʃən/
noun
1. Indecision in speech or action
synonym:
- hesitation,
- vacillation,
- wavering
2. A certain degree of unwillingness
- "A reluctance to commit himself"
- "His hesitancy revealed his basic indisposition"
- "After some hesitation he agreed"
synonym:
- reluctance,
- hesitancy,
- hesitation,
- disinclination,
- indisposition
3. The act of pausing uncertainly
- "There was a hesitation in his speech"
synonym:
- hesitation,
- waver,
- falter,
- faltering
Examples of using
The men seized their sharpened sabres without hesitation.
Without hesitation we set to proposing riddles and telling tales.
Without hesitation, he told his wife the truth.