hesitation

hes·i·ta·tion

H0171900 (hĕz′ĭ-tā′shən)n.1. The act or an instance of hesitating.2. The state of being hesitant.3. A pause or faltering in speech.

hes•i•ta•tion

(ˌhɛz ɪˈteɪ ʃən)

n. 1. the act of hesitating; a delay due to uncertainty or fear. 2. a state of doubt or uncertainty. 3. a momentary stop; pause. 4. a halting or faltering in speech. [1615–25; < Latin]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	hesitation - indecision in speech or action vacillation, waveringindecision, 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"disinclination, hesitancy, indisposition, reluctancesloth, slothfulness - a disinclination to work or exert yourselfinvoluntariness, 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.	hesitation - the act of pausing uncertainly; "there was a hesitation in his speech"falter, faltering, waverpause - temporary inactivity

hesitation

noun1. 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.

hesitation

nounThe act of hesitating or state of being hesitant:hesitancy, indecision, indecisiveness, irresoluteness, irresolution, pause, shilly-shally, tentativeness, timidity, timidness, to-and-fro, vacillation.

Translations

不情愿犹豫踌躇

hesitate

(ˈheziteit) verb1. to pause briefly eg because of uncertainty. He hesitated before answering; The diver hesitated for a minute on the diving-board. 猶豫, 躊躇 犹豫，踌躇 2. to be unwilling (to do something) eg because one is not sure it is right. I hesitate to say he lied but he certainly misled me; Don't hesitate to tell me if you have any complaints. 不情願 不情愿，对…犹豫 ˈhesitancy noun the tendency to hesitate. 猶豫 踌躇ˈhesitant adjective making or having frequent hesitations. a hesitant speaker; I'm hesitant to tell her she's wrong. 遲疑的，躊躇的 犹豫的，踌躇的 ˈhesitantly adverb 猶豫不決地，躊躇地 犹豫地，踌躇地 ˌhesiˈtation noun1. an act of hesitating. 猶豫，躊躇 犹豫，踌躇 2. unwillingness or uncertainty. 不情願，遲疑 不情愿，犹豫