hesitancy
21hesitancy — hes·i·tan·cy …
22hesitancy — UK [ˈhezɪtənsɪ] / US noun [uncountable] a way of behaving in which you do something slowly or pause before you do it, because you are nervous, embarrassed, or worried …
23hesitancy — hes•i•tan•cy [[t]ˈhɛz ɪ tən si[/t]] also hes′i•tance n. pl. tan•cies also tan•ces 1) hesitation; indecision, disinclination, or unreadiness 2) an instance of this; a pause or falter, esp. in speech • Etymology: 1610–20; < L …
24hesitancy — /ˈhɛzətənsi/ (say hezuhtuhnsee) noun (plural hesitancies) hesitation; indecision. Also, hesitance. {Latin haesitantia stammering} …
25urinary hesitancy — noun difficulty in beginning the flow of urine; associated with prostate enlargement in men and with narrowing of the urethral opening in women; may be caused by emotional stress in either men or women • Hypernyms: ↑difficulty …
26yea and nay — hesitancy, wavering, sitting on the fence , being unsure what stance to take …
27hesitance — hesitance, hesitancy, hesitation All three words are first recorded in English in the early 17c, and the story since then has been one of advancement for hesitation and of sharp retreat for the other two, especially for hesitance although this… …
28hesitation — hesitance, hesitancy, hesitation All three words are first recorded in English in the early 17c, and the story since then has been one of advancement for hesitation and of sharp retreat for the other two, especially for hesitance although this… …
29hesitation — hesitation, hesitancy are often used interchangeably as meaning a hesitating. But hesitation more often applies to the act or fact or to a sign of hesitating {without hesitation Flora seized her father round the body and pulled back Conrad} {the… …
30hesitation — noun 1. indecision in speech or action (Freq. 4) • Syn: ↑vacillation, ↑wavering • Derivationally related forms: ↑waver (for: ↑wavering), ↑vacillate …