Antonyms for hesitation
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : hez-i-tey-shuhn |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌhɛz ɪˈteɪ ʃən |
Definition of hesitation
Origin :- c.1400, from Old French hesitacion or directly from Latin haesitationem (nominative haesitatio) "a hesitation, stammering," figuratively "irresolution, uncertainty," from haesitare "stick fast, remain fixed; stammer in speech," figuratively "hesitate, be irresolute, be at a loss, be undecided," frequentative of haerere "stick, cling," from PIE *ghais-e (cf. Lithuanian gaistu "to delay, tarry"), from root *ghais- "to adhere; hesitate."
- noun waiting; uncertainty
- Philip, after a moment's hesitation, followed her, and paused in the doorway.
- Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
- Between him and her as the victim of the law, there could be no hesitation for choice.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- And, after a second's hesitation: "I'm keeping straight, too."
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- "You'd better," he said, with quiet decision, cutting short my hesitation.
- Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
- "Because I wish to learn," I replied, after a moment's hesitation.
- Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
- I have no hesitation whatever in admitting that I have mine.
- Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
- The least hesitation or a false movement, and both aviator and craft are in danger.
- Extract from : « Flying Machines » by W.J. Jackman and Thos. H. Russell
- Virginia looked up delighted, yet with some hesitation in her manner.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 3 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- Virginia coloured; and, with some hesitation, answered, "Is it my fault if I cannot forget?"
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 3 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- He recognized Slade, and, without a moment's hesitation, fired at him with his pistol.
- Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
Synonyms for hesitation
- averseness
- dawdling
- delay
- delaying
- demurral
- doubt
- dubiety
- equivocation
- faltering
- fluctuation
- fumbling
- hemming and hawing
- hesitancy
- indecision
- indecisiveness
- indisposition
- irresolution
- misgiving
- mistrust
- oscillation
- pause
- procrastination
- qualm
- reluctance
- scruple
- skepticism
- stammering
- stumbling
- stuttering
- unwillingness
- vacillation
- wavering
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