hesitation
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hesitation
- /ˌhɛzɪˈteɪʃən/ Canada, US, UK
- /ˌhezɪˈtæɪʃən/ Australia
- /ˌhezəˈtæɪʃən/ New Zealand
Rhymes with -eɪʃən
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Latin haereō
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Italic *-tos
Latin -tus
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.
Proto-Italic *-ājō
Proto-Italic *-āō
Latin -ō
Latin -tō
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Latin -tō
Latin -itō
Latin -titō
Latin haesitō
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Proto-Indo-European *-Hō
Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō
Proto-Italic *-tiō
Latin -tiō
Latin haesitātiōbor.
English hesitation
From Latin haesitātiōnem, accusative singular of haesitātiō (“hesitating, stammering”), from haesitō (“hesitate”). Displaced native Old English ġewand.
noun hesitations · hæsitation
- An act of hesitating
- Doubt; vacillation. She carried out the order without hesitation.
- A faltering in speech; stammering.
Similar: hesitance, hesitancy, hold-up, shilly-shally
