Related Words for hesitations

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Word	Syllables	Categories
hesitancy	/xxx	Noun, Noun
vacillation	xx/x	Noun, Noun
reluctance	x/x	Noun, Noun
disinclination	xxx/x	Noun, Noun
indisposition	xxx/x	Noun, Noun
faltering	/xx	Noun, Noun
wavering	/xx	Noun, Adjective
hesitates	/xx	Verb
hesitant	/xx	Adjective
indecisiveness	x/xxx	Noun
apprehensions	xx/x	Noun
misgivings	x/x	Noun
uncertainties	x/xx	Noun
trepidation	xx/x	Noun
doubts	/	Noun
ambiguities	xx/xx	Noun
inhibitions	xx/x	Noun
deliberation	xxx/x	Noun
reticence	/xx	Noun
diffidence	/xx	Noun
irresolute	x/xx	Adjective
uncertainly	x/xx	Adverb
reluctant	x/x	Adjective
qualms	/	Noun
ambivalence	x/xx	Noun
reticent	/xx	Adjective
timidity	x/xx	Noun
stammering	/xx	Noun
nervousness	/xx	Noun
shyness	/x	Noun
anxieties	x/xx	Noun
contemplates	/xx	Verb
confusions	x/x	Noun
unwillingness	x/xx	Noun
dilemmas	x/x	Noun
diffident	/xx	Adjective
reconsideration	xxxx/x	Noun
halting	/x	Noun
delays	x/	Noun
perplexities	x/xx	Noun
slowness	/x	Noun
impediments	x/xx	Noun
stalling	/x	Noun
impasses	/xx	Noun
imprecision	xx/x	Noun
pauses	/x	Noun
scruples	/x	Noun
repetitions	xx/x	Noun
starts	/	Noun
silences	/xx	Noun
evasions	x/x	Noun
interruptions	xx/x	Noun
overcame	/x/	Verb
reservations	xx/x	Noun
apologies	x/xx	Noun
fillers	/x	Noun
reversals	x/x	Noun
retreats	x/	Noun
compromises	/xxx	Noun
hedges	/x	Noun
fears	/	Noun
inconsistencies	x/xxx	Noun
contradictions	xx/x	Noun
dispelled	x/	Verb
patterning	/xx	Noun
mistakes	x/	Noun
qualifications	xxx/x	Noun
corrections	x/x	Noun
suspicions	x/x	Noun
revisions	x/x	Noun
objections	x/x	Noun
momentary	/xxx	Adjective
beset	x/	Verb
vanished	/x	Verb
errors	/x	Noun
disturbances	x/xx	Noun
stops	/	Noun
gaps	/	Noun
spite	/	Noun
speech	/	Noun
vocal	/x	Adjective
occasional	x/xx	Adjective
frequent	/x	Adjective
difficulties	/xxx	Noun
fewer	/x	Adjective
tensions	/x	Noun
struggles	/x	Noun
initial	x/x	Adjective
swept	/	Verb
prolonged	x/	Adjective
divisions	x/x	Noun
shifts	/	Noun
slight	/	Adjective
failures	/x	Noun
weaknesses	/xx	Noun
endless	/x	Adjective
concerns	x/	Noun
conflicts	x/	Noun
thoughts	/	Noun
none	/	Noun
painful	/x	Adjective
resolved	x/	Verb
disappeared	xx/	Verb
preliminary	x/xxx	Adjective
explains	x/	Verb
marked	/	Verb
earlier	/xx	Adjective
reasons	/x	Noun
reflected	x/x	Verb
decided	x/x	Verb
regarding	x/x	Verb
expressed	x/	Verb
understand	xx/	Verb
questions	/x	Noun
suggest	x/	Verb
usual	/xx	Adjective
many	/x	Adjective
characterized	/xxx	Verb
occur	x/	Verb
numerous	/xx	Adjective
apparent	x/x	Adjective
long	/	Adjective
removed	x/	Verb
ended	/x	Verb
had	/	Verb
reveal	x/	Verb
voice	/	Noun
seem	/	Verb
agitations	xx/x	Noun
contention	x/x	Noun
disagreements	xx/x	Noun
disappointments	xx/x	Noun
disquiet	x/x	Noun, Adjective, Verb
dissensions	x/x	Noun
embarrassments	x/xx	Noun
flares	/	Noun
fluctuations	xx/x	Noun
misunderstandings	xxx/x	Noun
oscillations	xx/x	Noun
reverses	x/x	Verb, Noun
setbacks	/x	Noun
variations	xx/x	Noun