Definitions for hesitation
ˌhɛz ɪˈteɪ ʃənhes·i·ta·tion

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. hesitation, vacillation, wavering(noun)

   indecision in speech or action

2. reluctance, hesitancy, hesitation, disinclination, indisposition(noun)

   a certain degree of unwillingness

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

3. hesitation, waver, falter, faltering(noun)

   the act of pausing uncertainly

   "there was a hesitation in his speech"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. hesitation(Noun)

   An act of hesitating; suspension of opinion or action; doubt; vacillation.

2. hesitation(Noun)

   A faltering in speech; stammering.

Origin: From haesitationem, accusative singular of haesitatio, from haesito.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Hesitation(noun)

   the act of hesitating; suspension of opinion or action; doubt; vacillation

2. Hesitation(noun)

   a faltering in speech; stammering

Origin: [L. haesitatio: cf. F. hsitation.]

How to pronounce hesitation ?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of hesitation in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of hesitation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of hesitation in a Sentence

1. Leah Wolczko:

   It's the militancy that gets my hesitation.

2. Renae A. Sauter:

   If its almost right its wrong. Pay attention to your hesitation

3. Kahlil Gibran:

   Enthusiasm is a volcano on whose top never grows the grass of hesitation.

4. Donald Trump:

   Right from the beginning, there's no hesitation, one of the great memories of all time.

5. Scotsman Torrance:

   It is a tremendous honor and as soon as Darren asked me, I had no hesitation in saying yes.

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