hesitancy
Plural: hesitancies
Noun
- a feeling of diffidence and indecision about doing something
- a certain degree of unwillingness
- "his hesitancy revealed his basic indisposition"
- A pausing or halting before beginning a task, often as a result of some fear or uncertainty about the outcome.
Origin / Etymology
From Latin haesitantia. By surface analysis, hesitant + -cy.
Synonyms
disinclination, hesitance, hesitation, indisposition, reluctance
Scrabble Score: 17
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hesitancy: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 17
hesitancy: valid Words With Friends Word