hesitation

  • 41hesitation — n. a lower urinary tract symptoms in which there is a delay between being ready to pass urine and the actual flow of urine …

    Medical dictionary

  • 42hesitation — Synonyms and related words: Fabian policy, Micawberism, abeyance, averseness, backwardness, balbuties, bashfulness, boggle, boggling, break, caesura, calculation, canniness, capriciousness, care, careful consideration, carefulness, caution,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 43hesitation — {{hw}}{{hesitation}}{{/hw}}s. f. inv. Valzer all inglese …

    Enciclopedia di italiano

  • 44hesitation — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Doubt] Syn. equivocation, skepticism, irresolution; see doubt 2 , uncertainty 2 . 2. [Delay] Syn. wavering, delaying, procrastination, dawdling, vacillation, fluctuation, oscillation, faltering; see also delay 1 , pause 1 ,… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 45hesitation — hes·i·ta·tion || ‚hezɪ teɪʃən n. hesitating, pausing; stammering, faltering …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 46hesitation — n. 1. See hesitancy. 2. Faltering, stammering, difficulty of utterance …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 47hesitation — hes·i·ta·tion …

    English syllables

  • 48hesitation — n. a lower urinary tract symptom in which there is a delay between being ready to pass urine and the actual flow of urine …

    The new mediacal dictionary

  • 49hesitation — [ˌhezɪˈteɪʃ(ə)n] noun [C/U] a pause before doing something, or a feeling that you should not do it, because you are nervous or not certain about it …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 50hesitation — hes•i•ta•tion [[t]ˌhɛz ɪˈteɪ ʃən[/t]] n. 1) the act of hesitating; a delay due to uncertainty or fear 2) a state of doubt or uncertainty 3) a momentary stop; pause 4) a halting or faltering in speech • Etymology: 1615–25; < L …

    From formal English to slang