hesitance
hes·i·tance
noun \ˈhe-zə-tən(t)s\Definition of HESITANCE
Examples of HESITANCE
- <sales figures for the month were up, as consumers began to overcome their hesitance about purchasing big-ticket items>
- <she mistook my hesitance to mean I didn't like her poem, but I was trying to come up with appropriate words of praise>
First Known Use of HESITANCE
1601
Related to HESITANCE
- Synonyms
- disinclination, reluctance, hesitancy, reticence, unwillingness
- Antonyms
- inclination, willingness
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