Definition of hesitancy in English:

hesitancy

noun ˈhɛzɪt(ə)nsiˈhɛzɪdənsi

mass noun

The quality or state of being hesitant.
Jackson took advantage of some hesitancy in the defence to rifle in a shot
Example sentencesExamples
- With equal frequency he swept the ball off the sod without a second's hesitancy, and all told his was a performance fit to grace any final.
- The hesitancy and uncertainty that characterised the lead-up to this conflict has now been taken into the battlefield.
- She wavered between hesitancy and her natural propensity for fun.
- And by and large, they want to have questions asked and they want to have some hesitancy about this initiative.
- There is one man who will have no doubts or hesitancies.
Synonyms
uncertainty, hesitation, hesitance, unsureness, doubt, doubtfulness, dubiousness, irresolution, irresoluteness, indecision, indecisiveness, equivocation, vacillation, wavering, scepticism, nervousness, second thoughts
dithering, stalling, shilly-shallying, temporizing, temporization, pausing, delay, hanging back, waiting
British havering, humming and hawing
Scottish swithering
informal dilly-dallying, blowing hot and cold
rare dubiety, incertitude, cunctation
reluctance, unwillingness, disinclination, unease, uneasiness, ambivalence, demurral, compunction
misgivings, qualms, scruples, reservations

Derivatives

hesitance

noun ˈhɛzɪt(ə)nsˈhɛzəd(ə)ns

mass noun

The quality or state of being tentative, unsure, or slow in acting or speaking.
they agreed to go along after initial hesitance
Example sentencesExamples
- we must overcome our hesitance
- We must overcome our hesitance, doubt, fear, anxiety, grief, torment, suffering… if we can do all of these things, we can do anything.
- Faerwald thought about the girl's hesitance for a second before replying.
- Instantly he saw me, but in place of the smile he would have given me only two days ago, there was a look of uncertainty and hesitance.

Definition of hesitancy in US English:

hesitancy

nounˈhezidənsēˈhɛzɪdənsi

The quality or state of being hesitant.
Jackson took advantage of some hesitancy in the defense to rifle in a shot
Example sentencesExamples
- She wavered between hesitancy and her natural propensity for fun.
- With equal frequency he swept the ball off the sod without a second's hesitancy, and all told his was a performance fit to grace any final.
- There is one man who will have no doubts or hesitancies.
- The hesitancy and uncertainty that characterised the lead-up to this conflict has now been taken into the battlefield.
- And by and large, they want to have questions asked and they want to have some hesitancy about this initiative.
Synonyms
uncertainty, hesitation, hesitance, unsureness, doubt, doubtfulness, dubiousness, irresolution, irresoluteness, indecision, indecisiveness, equivocation, vacillation, wavering, scepticism, nervousness, second thoughts
reluctance, unwillingness, disinclination, unease, uneasiness, ambivalence, demurral, compunction

单词	hesitancy
释义	Definition of hesitancy in English: hesitancy noun ˈhɛzɪt(ə)nsiˈhɛzɪdənsi mass noun The quality or state of being hesitant. Jackson took advantage of some hesitancy in the defence to rifle in a shot Example sentencesExamples With equal frequency he swept the ball off the sod without a second's hesitancy, and all told his was a performance fit to grace any final. The hesitancy and uncertainty that characterised the lead-up to this conflict has now been taken into the battlefield. She wavered between hesitancy and her natural propensity for fun. And by and large, they want to have questions asked and they want to have some hesitancy about this initiative. There is one man who will have no doubts or hesitancies. Synonyms uncertainty, hesitation, hesitance, unsureness, doubt, doubtfulness, dubiousness, irresolution, irresoluteness, indecision, indecisiveness, equivocation, vacillation, wavering, scepticism, nervousness, second thoughts dithering, stalling, shilly-shallying, temporizing, temporization, pausing, delay, hanging back, waiting British havering, humming and hawing Scottish swithering informal dilly-dallying, blowing hot and cold rare dubiety, incertitude, cunctation reluctance, unwillingness, disinclination, unease, uneasiness, ambivalence, demurral, compunction misgivings, qualms, scruples, reservations Derivatives hesitance noun ˈhɛzɪt(ə)nsˈhɛzəd(ə)ns mass noun The quality or state of being tentative, unsure, or slow in acting or speaking. they agreed to go along after initial hesitance Example sentencesExamples we must overcome our hesitance We must overcome our hesitance, doubt, fear, anxiety, grief, torment, suffering… if we can do all of these things, we can do anything. Faerwald thought about the girl's hesitance for a second before replying. Instantly he saw me, but in place of the smile he would have given me only two days ago, there was a look of uncertainty and hesitance. Definition of hesitancy in US English: hesitancy nounˈhezidənsēˈhɛzɪdənsi The quality or state of being hesitant. Jackson took advantage of some hesitancy in the defense to rifle in a shot Example sentencesExamples She wavered between hesitancy and her natural propensity for fun. With equal frequency he swept the ball off the sod without a second's hesitancy, and all told his was a performance fit to grace any final. There is one man who will have no doubts or hesitancies. The hesitancy and uncertainty that characterised the lead-up to this conflict has now been taken into the battlefield. And by and large, they want to have questions asked and they want to have some hesitancy about this initiative. Synonyms uncertainty, hesitation, hesitance, unsureness, doubt, doubtfulness, dubiousness, irresolution, irresoluteness, indecision, indecisiveness, equivocation, vacillation, wavering, scepticism, nervousness, second thoughts reluctance, unwillingness, disinclination, unease, uneasiness, ambivalence, demurral, compunction
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