hesitancy
(noun)
noun
1. a feeling of diffidence and indecision about doing something
Similar word(s): hesitance
Definition categories: feeling, diffidence
2. a certain degree of unwillingness
- his hesitancy revealed his basic indisposition
- after some hesitation he agreed
Similar word(s): disinclination, hesitation, indisposition, reluctance
Definition categories: attribute, involuntariness, unwillingness