hesitancy
11hesitancy — /hez i teuhn see/, n., pl. hesitancies. hesitation; indecision or disinclination. Also, hesitance. [1610 20; < L haesitantia. See HESITANT, ANCY] * * * …
12hesitancy — noun A pausing or halting before beginning a task, often as a result of some fear or uncertainty about the outcome …
13hesitancy — An involuntary delay or inability in starting the urinary stream …
14hesitancy — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Doubt] Syn. indecision, skepticism, irresolution; see doubt 2 , uncertainty 1 . 2. [Delay] Syn. wavering, delaying, procrastination; see delay 1 , hesitation 2 , pause 1 , 2 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The act of… …
15hesitancy — hes|i|tan|cy [ˈhezıtənsi] n also hes|i|tance [ təns][U] when someone is uncertain or slow in doing or saying something …
16hesitancy — n. indecision, irresolution, quality of being hesitant …
17hesitancy — n. 1. Hesitation, indecision, halting, reluctance, holding back. 2. Indecision, doubt, uncertainty, suspense, vacillation …
18hesitancy — also hes.i.tance noun (U) the quality of being uncertain or slow in doing or saying something …
19hesitancy — noun See hesitation …
20hesitancy — n 1. pause, break, stop, stopping, stop page, halt, hesitation, hesitance; cessation, ceasing, inaction, inactivity; discontinuance, interruption, suspension, suspense, postponement, deferment, deferral, abeyance, prorogation; delay, wait, stall …