hesitation
(noun)
noun
1. indecision in speech or action
Similar word(s): vacillation, wavering
Definition categories: thought, indecision, indecisiveness, irresolution
2. a certain degree of unwillingness
- his hesitancy revealed his basic indisposition
- after some hesitation he agreed
Similar word(s): disinclination, hesitancy, indisposition, reluctance
Definition categories: attribute, involuntariness, unwillingness
3. the act of pausing uncertainly
- there was a hesitation in his speech