1
[ noun ] indecision in speech or action

Synonyms

wavering vacillation

Related terms

indecision hesitate

2
[ noun ] a certain degree of unwillingness

Synonyms

hesitancy disinclination indisposition reluctance

Examples

"a reluctance to commit himself" "after some hesitation he agreed"

Related terms

unwillingness sloth hesitate indispose

3
[ noun ] the act of pausing uncertainly

Synonyms

faltering falter waver

Examples

"there was a hesitation in his speech"

Related terms

pause hesitate falter

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Rhymes with

visitation meditation habitation connotation dilatation rehabilitation amputation inhabitation sanitation reputation agitation annotation accreditation vegetation computation equitation imputation misinterpretation palpitation imitation reinterpretation cohabitation facilitation premeditation recitation adaptation sedimentation incrustation fermentation reforestation segmentation fragmentation visitation disorientation devastation presentation recantation pigmentation confrontation experimentation penetration crustacean consultation oxidation constipation preoccupation invalidation participation validation occupation accommodation approbation anticipation consolidation sedation depredation emancipation fluoridation degradation recantation transplantation lactation importation implantation citation deportation excitation orchestration marginalization incoordination obligation levitation legalization inclination rededication suffocation revocation ordination magnetization interrogation incrimination immunization violation intoxication insubordination litigation resuscitation inflammation innovation naturalization inhalation medication perpetuation pagination intonation incantation invocation invitation interpretation origination manipulation hospitalization hallucination ministration pollination indoctrination intensification insemination implication gravitation ovulation renovation nationalization personification ionization insulation impersonation optimization rejuvenation investigation ossification navigation magnification inoculation imagination gratification granulation pasteurization sanctification mechanization tribulation predestination summation victimization sophistication irritation polarization isolation revitalization indication revelation precipitation reunification illumination prefabrication recalculation nomination prostration multiplication motivation vaporization population simulation rectification subordination modulation irrigation installation vindication misapplication strangulation miscalculation identification stipulation stimulation termination qualification oscillation sterilization replication machination mutilation visualization sequestration vacillation reorganization procrastination neutralization vilification popularization proclamation mobilization vaccination reallocation stabilization urbanization speculation reclassification organization propagation nullification specialization self-determination modification regulation profanation solicitation modernization utilization limitation

Phonetic and Homophones

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Similar Spelling

hesitating hesitatingly hesitate hesitator hesitater

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