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Hesitance

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

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hesitancynounA pausing or halting before beginning a task, often as a result of some fear or uncertainty about the outcome.
hæsitancynounArchaic spelling of hesitancy. [A pausing or halting before beginning a task, often as a result of some fear or uncertainty about the outcome.]
haltingnounThe action of one who halts; a stopping or hesitancy.
hesitaternounOne who hesitates.
hæsitationnounArchaic spelling of hesitation, predominantly 18th–19th century. [An act of hesitating]
hesitatingverbhesitation
hesitatornoun(linguistics) A word, such as "er" or "um", expressing hesitation on the part of the speaker.
hemmingnounThe act of saying "hem", in intermission or hesitation of speech.
stoppingverbThe act of something that stops; a halt.
hovernounAn act, or the state, of remaining stationary in the air or some other place.
hiatusnounAn interruption, break, pause or absence.
hicketnoun(obsolete) A hiccup.
hasslingverbThe act of one who hassles; harassment.
hyingnounhaste
hurryingverbThe act of one who hurries; hasty motion.
hang-upnoun(informal) An emotional difficulty or a psychological inhibition.
hoveringverbThe act of one who hovers.
hedgingnoun(finance) the practice of taking a position in one market to offset and balance against the risk adopted by assuming a position in a contrary or opposing market or investment
hazardingverbSomething hazarded or ventured; a guess or speculation.
hindrauncenounObsolete form of hindrance. [Something which hinders: something that holds back or causes problems with something else.]

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