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hesitancy

[ hez-i-tuh n-see ]

/ ˈhɛz ɪ tən si /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR hesitancy ON THESAURUS.COM

noun, plural hes·i·tan·cies

hesitation; indecision or disinclination.

Also hes·i·tance.

Origin of hesitancy

From the Latin word haesitantia, dating back to 1610–20. See hesitant, -ancy

OTHER WORDS FROM hesitancy

pre·hes·i·tan·cy, noun, plural pre·hes·i·tan·cies.

Words nearby hesitancy

heschl's gyrus, heseltine, heshvan, hesiod, hesione, hesitancy, hesitant, hesitate, hesitation, hesitation waltz, hesitative

Example sentences from the Web for hesitance

But the reason Alito gave from the bench for his hesitance was … different.

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And, under the influence of his reassuring kindliness, her hesitance and misgivings disappeared.

No Clue |James Hay
Ah, that had been the crux of it all, of her doubt, of her hesitance.

Parrot & Co. |Harold MacGrath
Glad with eager eyes on him handed the child to Polly and sat down without a moment's hesitance, avid of what was to come.

The Dawn of a To-morrow |Frances Hodgson Burnett

The countenance of both Mr. Palford and his party expressed a certain degree of hesitance.

T. Tembarom |Frances Hodgson Burnett
Her hesitance now made him uneasy; he recognized the necessity of increasing her reliance upon him.

No Clue |James Hay

Medical definitions for hesitance

hesitancy

[ hĕz′ĭ-tən-sē ]

n.

An involuntary delay or inability in starting the urinary stream.