English noun: hesitancy | |||
1. | hesitancy (feeling) a feeling of diffidence and indecision about doing something | ||
Synonyms | hesitance | ||
Broader (hypernym) | diffidence, self-distrust, self-doubt | ||
2. | hesitancy (attribute) a certain degree of unwillingness | ||
Samples | A reluctance to commit himself. His hesitancy revealed his basic indisposition. After some hesitation he agreed. | ||
Synonyms | disinclination, hesitation, indisposition, reluctance | ||
Broader (hypernym) | involuntariness, unwillingness | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | sloth, slothfulness | ||