hesitation, n.
(hesitations)
freq. cnt. 7
(hesitations)
freq. cnt. 7
indecision in speech or action
<noun.cognition> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 4
hesitation vacillation wavering
lexical pointers
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lexical pointers
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semantic pointers
hypernym
a certain degree of unwillingness
<noun.attribute> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
disinclination hesitancy hesitation indisposition reluctance
sample sentences
"a reluctance to commit himself""his hesitancy revealed his basic indisposition"
"after some hesitation he agreed"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
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lexical pointers
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the act of pausing uncertainly
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
falter faltering hesitation waver