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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 | ||
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