Definitions for hesitancy
ˈhɛz ɪ tən sihes·i·tan·cy

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. hesitance, hesitancynoun

   a feeling of diffidence and indecision about doing something

2. reluctance, hesitancy, hesitation, disinclination, indispositionnoun

   a certain degree of unwillingness

   "a reluctance to commit himself"; "his hesitancy revealed his basic indisposition"; "after some hesitation he agreed"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.5 / 2 votes

1. hesitancynoun

   A pausing or halting before beginning a task, often as a result of some fear or uncertainty about the outcome.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Hesitancynoun

   Dubiousness; uncertainty; suspence.

   Etymology: from hesitate.

   The reason of my hesitancy about the air is, that I forgot to try whether that liquor, which shot into crystals exposed to the air, would not have done the like in a vessel accurately stopped. Boyle.

   Some of them reasoned without doubt or hesitancy, and lived and died in such a manner as to shew that they believed their own reasonings. Francis Atterbury, Sermons.

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1. hesitancy

   Hesitancy is the act of being reluctant or unsure about something, causing a delay or unwillingness in decision making or action. It often stems from feelings of uncertainty, doubt, or fear.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Hesitancynoun

   the act of hesitating, or pausing to consider; slowness in deciding; vacillation; also, the manner of one who hesitates

2. Hesitancynoun

   a stammering; a faltering in speech

3. Etymology: [L. haesitantia a stammering.]

Matched Categories

1. • Diffidence
   • Unwillingness

How to pronounce hesitancy?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of hesitancy in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of hesitancy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of hesitancy in a Sentence

1. Anthony Fauci:

   If they call a pause for such a rare event, you can be sure that they take safety very, very seriously, if any degree of hesitancy is related to continued concern about safety, you just need to look at the system, which is highly sensitive in using surveillance to look for adverse events.

2. Morgan Kahmann:

   Anything that questions the vaccine or the narrative regarding the vaccine … is basically considered under ‘vaccine hesitancy’ by Facebook's algorithms, they're afraid of what people might conclude if they see that other people are having negative side effects. They think that this is going to drive up vaccine hesitancy among the population and they see that as something that they have to combat.

3. Deepti Gurdasani:

   I think the most successful vaccine programs require an understanding of vaccine hesitancy that's distinct from anti-vax sentiment, dealing with vaccine hesitancy requires community engagement to actually understand the reasons and address them rather than dismissing people as either ignorant or selfish.

4. Morgan Kahmann:

   Facebook uses classifiers in their algorithms to determine certain content… they call it ‘vaccine hesitancy.' And without the user's knowledge, they assign a score to these comments that's called the ‘VH Score,' the ‘Vaccine Hesitancy Score,’ and then based on that score will demote or leave the comment alone depending on the content within the comment.

5. Phil Smith:

   Factories reported hesitancy among clients at home and abroad to commit to new orders.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=hesitancy
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Hesitancy
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=hesitancy
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hesitancy