HESITATION as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the act of pausing uncertainly
   Synonym(s)
   • falter (what does falter mean?)
   • faltering (what does faltering mean?)
   • waver (what does waver mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • there was a hesitation in his speech
   Hypernyms(s) hesitation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • pause (what does pause mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • falter (what does falter mean?)
   • waver (what does waver mean?)
   • bumble (what does bumble mean?)
   • stutter (what does stutter mean?)
   • stammer (what does stammer mean?)
   • falter (what does falter mean?)
   • hesitate (what does hesitate mean?)
   • waver (what does waver mean?)
   • waffle (what does waffle mean?)
   • hesitate (what does hesitate mean?)
   • pause (what does pause mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a certain degree of unwillingness
   Synonym(s)
   • disinclination (what does disinclination mean?)
   • hesitancy (what does hesitancy mean?)
   • indisposition (what does indisposition mean?)
   • reluctance (what does reluctance mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a reluctance to commit himself
   • after some hesitation he agreed
   Hypernyms(s) hesitation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • unwillingness (what does unwillingness mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • sloth (what does sloth mean?)
   • slothfulness (what does slothfulness mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • indispose (what does indispose mean?)
   • disincline (what does disincline mean?)
   • indispose (what does indispose mean?)
   • disincline (what does disincline mean?)
   • hesitate (what does hesitate mean?)
   • waver (what does waver mean?)
   • waffle (what does waffle mean?)
   • hesitate (what does hesitate mean?)
   • waver (what does waver mean?)
   • waffle (what does waffle mean?)
3. Meaning
   • indecision in speech or action
   Synonym(s)
   • vacillation (what does vacillation mean?)
   • wavering (what does wavering mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) hesitation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • indecision (what does indecision mean?)
   • indecisiveness (what does indecisiveness mean?)
   • irresolution (what does irresolution mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • hesitate (what does hesitate mean?)
   • waver (what does waver mean?)
   • waffle (what does waffle mean?)
   • hover (what does hover mean?)
   • vibrate (what does vibrate mean?)
   • vacillate (what does vacillate mean?)
   • oscillate (what does oscillate mean?)
   • hesitate (what does hesitate mean?)
   • waver (what does waver mean?)
   • waffle (what does waffle mean?)