hesitation

Pronunciation

• (UK) (US) IPA ^(key): /hɛzɪˈteɪʃən/

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Noun

Singular hesitation

Plural hesitations

1. A hesitation is a pause in speaking, usually because you are nor sure of what to say.

   There was a hesitation in his reading as he turned the page.

2. Hesitation is the act of hesitating.

Related words

• hesitate
• hesitant

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