Hypertext Webster Gateway: "hesitation"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Hesitation \Hes`i*ta"tion\, n. [L. haesitatio: cf. F.
h['e]sitation.]
1. The act of hesitating; suspension of opinion or action;
doubt; vacillation.
2. A faltering in speech; stammering. --Swift.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
hesitation
n 1: indecision in speech or action [syn: {vacillation}, {wavering}]
2: a certain degree of unwillingness; "a reluctance to commit
himself"; "after some hesitation he agreed" [syn: {reluctance},
{hesitancy}, {disinclination}, {indisposition}]
3: the act of pausing uncertainly; "there was a hesitation in
his speech" [syn: {waver}, {falter}, {faltering}]
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