hesitancy
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disinclination, hesitance, reluctance, reticence, unwillingness
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Executive producer Toni Graphia tells Variety that Jamie isn't pleased with Roger's hesitancy to return to Brianna. — Julie Kosin, Harper's BAZAAR, "Outlander Season 5: Everything We Know," 28 Jan. 2019 Practically, this means pitching to Chief Justice Roberts’s particular legal perspective, including what observers see as his hesitancy to overturn precedent. — Corinne Ramey, WSJ, "With Kavanaugh on Supreme Court, Lawyers Shift Strategies," 17 Nov. 2018 But advocates of these shuttles believe the attraction of the technology, and the potential value, will overcome any hesitancy. — Patrick Sisson, Curbed, "Small, autonomous shuttles seek to disrupt downtown transit," 12 July 2018 The hesitancy to take on a huge financial burden explains why Boston dropped its bid to host the 2024 Games, and why Los Angeles was seen as one of the few viable candidates for 2028. — Patrick Sisson, Curbed, "Olympics try more city-friendly bid process: Will it work?," 8 Oct. 2018 Who can blame car companies for their hesitancy to leap in with the same enthusiasm as Tesla? — Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, "Electric cars still face a big hurdle: the charging system," 3 Oct. 2018 There’s understandable hesitancy to talk about these problems. — German Lopez, Vox, "We need to talk about Brett Kavanaugh and alcohol," 27 Sep. 2018 The primary reason for the hesitancy is the fear that pot-friendly hotels will scare away guests with children in tow or business travelers who are paying with a corporate expense account. — Hugo Martin, latimes.com, "Full vending machines. Pot on the pillow. What some California hotels are doing to attract marijuana smokers," 22 June 2018 According to the Mirror, Inter have yet to take up the option of making their loan deal a permanent one and United are eager to put themselves in the hunt for the 23-year-old following the Italian club's hesitancy to pay the hefty transfer fee. — SI.com, "Report: Man United Eyes Deal for Valencia Defender Joao Cancelo," 26 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'hesitancy.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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