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noun
The act or state of hesitating.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Synonyms: hesitation
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a feeling of diffidence and indecision about doing something
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: hesitancy
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: diffidence, self-doubt, self-distrust
History
Etymology tree Latin haereō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh2yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h2tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -tō ▲ Latin -tō Latin -itō Latin -titō Latin haesitō Latin haesitāns Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin haesitantiabor. English hesitance Borrowed from Latin haesitantia.
