English noun: hesitation | |||
1. | hesitation (cognition) indecision in speech or action | ||
Synonyms | vacillation, wavering | ||
Broader (hypernym) | indecision, indecisiveness, irresolution | ||
2. | hesitation (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, hesitancy, indisposition, reluctance | ||
Broader (hypernym) | involuntariness, unwillingness | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | sloth, slothfulness | ||
3. | hesitation (act) the act of pausing uncertainly | ||
Samples | There was a hesitation in his speech. | ||
Synonyms | falter, faltering, waver | ||
Broader (hypernym) | pause | ||