nnoun.cognitionindecision in speech or actionSynset:vacillation wavering
Derivationally Related Form:hesitatewavervacillate
Hypernyms:indecision indecisiveness irresolution
Inherited Hypernyms:hesitationindecisiondoubtcognitive statepsychological stateconditionstateattributeabstractionentity
nnoun.attributea certain degree of unwillingnessSynset:disinclination hesitancy indisposition reluctance
Examples:- a reluctance to commit himself
- his hesitancy revealed his basic indisposition
- after some hesitation he agreed
Derivationally Related Form:hesitantreluctantindisposehesitatedisincline
Hypernyms:involuntariness unwillingness
Inherited Hypernyms:reluctanceunwillingnessdispositionnaturetraitattributeabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:slothslothfulness
nnoun.actthe act of pausing uncertainlySynset:falter faltering waver
Examples:- there was a hesitation in his speech
Derivationally Related Form:falterhesitatewaver
Hypernyms:pause
Inherited Hypernyms:hesitationpauseinactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity