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Hesitation

🔄 Synonyms of "Hesitation"

9 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
falterverb	To waver or be unsteady; to weaken or trail off.
reluctancenoun	Unwillingness to do something.
falteringnoun	hesitant, halting
wavering	Being in doubt; indecisive.
disinclinationnoun	The state of being disinclined; want of propensity, desire, or affection; slight aversion or dislike
indispositionnoun	A mild illness, the state of being indisposed.
hesitancynoun	A pausing or halting before beginning a task, often as a result of some fear or uncertainty about the outcome.
vacillationnoun	Indecision in speech or action.
waververb	(intransitive) (figurative) To feel or show doubt or indecision; to be indecisive between choices; to vacillate.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Hesitation"

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Word	Definition
falteringnoun	hesitancy
hesitancynoun	A pausing or halting before beginning a task, often as a result of some fear or uncertainty about the outcome.
falternoun	An unsteadiness.
wavering	Being in doubt; indecisive.
vacillationnoun	Indecision in speech or action.
reluctancenoun	Unwillingness to do something.
wavernoun	(figurative) A state of feeling or showing doubt or indecision; a vacillation.
disinclinationnoun	The state of being disinclined; want of propensity, desire, or affection; slight aversion or dislike
indispositionnoun	A mild illness, the state of being indisposed.
perplexitynoun	The state or quality of being perplexed.
shilly-shallyingnoun	An act of procrastination of vacillation.
embarrassmentnoun	A state of discomfort arising from bashfulness or consciousness of having violated a social rule; humiliation.
diffidencenoun	The state of being diffident, timid or shy; reticence or self-effacement.
timiditynoun	The state of being timid; shyness.
indecisionnoun	The inability to decide on a course of action, especially if two or more possibilities exist.
volatilitynoun	(uncountable) The state of being unpredictable.
indecisivenessnoun	The condition of being indecisive.
reticencenoun	(uncountable, also figuratively) Avoidance of saying or reluctance to say too much; discretion, tight-lippedness; (countable) an instance of acting in this manner.
uncertaintynoun	(uncountable) Doubt; the condition of being uncertain or without conviction.
doubtnoun	(uncountable, countable) Disbelief or uncertainty (about something); (countable) a particular instance of such disbelief or uncertainty.