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hesitancy

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hes·i·tan·cy  (hz-tn-s)
n. pl. hes·i·tan·cies
1. The state or quality of being hesitant.
2. An instance of hesitating.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.hesitancy - a feeling of diffidence and indecision about doing something
diffidence, self-distrust, self-doubt - lack of self-confidence
2.hesitancy - a certain degree of unwillingness; "a reluctance to commit himself"; "his hesitancy revealed his basic indisposition"; "after some hesitation he agreed"
sloth, slothfulness - a disinclination to work or exert yourself
involuntariness, unwillingness - the trait of being unwilling; "his unwillingness to cooperate vetoed every proposal I made"; "in spite of our warnings he plowed ahead with the involuntariness of an automaton"

hesitancy
noun indecision, doubt, uncertainty, hesitation, vacillation, irresolution, dubiety A trace of hesitancy showed in Dr Stockton's eyes.
Translations
hesitancy [ˈhɛzɪtənsi] n (= uncertainty) → hésitation f
hesitancy
nZögern nt; (= indecision)Unschlüssigkeit f; (of voice)Unsicherheit f
hesitancy [ˈhɛzɪtnsɪ] ntitubanza
hesitancy [ˈhɛzɪtnsɪ] ntitubanza


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There is a certain embarrassment about applying to the average American hotel clerk, a certain hesitancy, a sense of insecurity against rebuff; but you feel no embarrassment in your intercourse with the portier; he receives your propositions with an enthusiasm which cheers, and plunges into their accomplishment with an alacrity which almost inebriates.
They read those playful trifles in the solidest terms, and decided without hesitancy that if there had ever been any doubt that Dave Wilson was a pudd'nhead-- which there hadn't--this revelation removed that doubt for good and all.
DOUGLASS to address the convention: He came forward to the platform with a hesitancy and embar- rassment, necessarily the attendants of a sensitive mind in such a novel position.
 
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