hesitancy

== English == === Alternative forms === hæsitancy (archaic) hesitance === Etymology === From Latin haesitantia. By surface analysis, hesitant +‎ -cy. === Noun === hesitancy (countable and uncountable, plural hesitancies) A pausing or halting before beginning a task, often as a result of some fear or uncertainty about the outcome. Synonym: hesitation ==== Derived terms ==== vaccine hesitancy ==== Translations ==== === References ===