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hesitation

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hes·i·ta·tion  (hz-tshn)
n.
1. The act or an instance of hesitating.
2. The state of being hesitant.
3. A pause or faltering in speech.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.hesitationhesitation - indecision in speech or action      
indecision, indecisiveness, irresolution - doubt concerning two or more possible alternatives or courses of action; "his indecision was only momentary but the opportunity was lost"
2.hesitation - 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"
3.hesitationhesitation - the act of pausing uncertainly; "there was a hesitation in his speech"
pause - temporary inactivity

hesitation
noun
1. delay, pausing, uncertainty, stalling, dithering, indecision, hesitancy, doubt, vacillation, temporizing, shilly-shallying, irresolution, hemming and hawing, dubiety After some hesitation, he answered her question.
2. reluctance, reservation(s), misgiving(s), ambivalence, qualm(s), unwillingness, scruple(s), compunction, demurral The board said it had no hesitation in rejecting the offer.
Translations
hesitation [ˌhezɪˈteɪʃən] Nvacilación f, indecisión f
I have no hesitation in sayingno vacilo en decir ...
without the slightest hesitationsin vacilar siquiera, sin pensarlo dos veces
hesitation [ˌhɛzɪˈteɪʃən] nhésitation f
after some hesitation → après un moment d'hésitation
to have no hesitation in doing sth
I have no hesitation in agreeing with him → Je partage son avis sans la moindre hésitation.
I have no hesitation in saying that → Je dis ... sans la moindre hésitation.
to do sth without hesitation → faire qch sans hésitation
He accepted without hesitation → Il a accepté sans hésitation.
hesitation
nZögern nt, → Zaudern nt (geh); after some/a moment’s hesitationnach einigem/kurzem Zögern; without the slightest hesitationohne auch nur einen Augenblick zu zögern; I have no hesitation in saying that …ich kann ohne Weiteres sagen, dass …; I had no hesitation about taking the jobich zögerte keinen Augenblick, die Stelle anzunehmen
hesitation [ˌhɛzɪˈteɪʃn] nesitazione f
I have no hesitation in saying (that) ... → non esito a dire che...
hesitation [ˌhɛzɪˈteɪʃn] nesitazione f
I have no hesitation in saying (that) ... → non esito a dire che...


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He strode without hesitation to the table where Mr.
Miss Halcombe, after looking at me very earnestly, said a few words, on her side, to the same effect--with a certain hesitation of manner, however, which the circumstances did not seem to me to warrant.
That moment of moral hesitation which decides the fate of battles had arrived.
 
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