hesitation

== English == === Alternative forms === hæsitation (chiefly archaic) [18th–19th C.] === Etymology === From Latin haesitātiōnem, accusative singular of haesitātiō (“hesitating, stammering”), from haesitō (“hesitate”). Displaced native Old English ġewand. === Pronunciation === (UK, US) IPA(key): /hɛzɪˈteɪʃən/ Rhymes: -eɪʃən === Noun === hesitation (countable and uncountable, plural hesitations) An act of hesitating Doubt; vacillation. A faltering in speech; stammering. ==== Synonyms ==== (act of hesitating): cunctation, hesitance, hesitancy, hold-up; see also Thesaurus:delay (doubt, vacillation): irresolution, wavering ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== hesitate ==== Translations ==== ==== Translations ====