hesitation
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- Words With Friends
- 13
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- 10
Definition of hesitation
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- (countable, uncountable)An act of hesitating
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noun
- (countable, uncountable)An act of hesitating
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(countable, uncountable)Doubt; vacillation.
“She carried out the order without hesitation.”
- (countable, uncountable)A faltering in speech; stammering.
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Etymology
Etymology tree Latin haereō Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -tō ▲ Latin -tō Latin -itō Latin -titō Latin haesitō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European…
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Etymology tree Latin haereō Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -tō ▲ Latin -tō Latin -itō Latin -titō Latin haesitō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin haesitātiōbor. English hesitation From Latin haesitātiōnem, accusative singular of haesitātiō (“hesitating, stammering”), from haesitō (“hesitate”). Displaced native Old English ġewand.
Words you can make from hesitation
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Best play thionates 12 points9-letter words
1 word8-letter words
4 words7-letter words
20 words6-letter words
41 words- ASHINE 9 pts
- ETHION 9 pts
- ETHNOS 9 pts
- HAINTS 9 pts
- HASTEN 9 pts
- HOISIN 9 pts
- HONEST 9 pts
- HOTTIE 9 pts
- SAITHE 9 pts
- SHANTI 9 pts
- SHENAI 9 pts
- SNATHE 9 pts
- TAHINI 9 pts
- TENTHS 9 pts
- THANES 9 pts
- THEINS 9 pts
- THEIST 9 pts
- THETAS 9 pts
- TITHES 9 pts
- TONISH 9 pts
- ATONES 6 pts
- IONISE 6 pts
- ISATIN 6 pts
- NATTOS 6 pts
- NOTATE 6 pts
- OTITIS 6 pts
- SEITAN 6 pts
- SENITI 6 pts
- SITTEN 6 pts
- STATIN 6 pts
- STOTIN 6 pts
- TAINTS 6 pts
- TANIST 6 pts
- TANTOS 6 pts
- TATSOI 6 pts
- TENIAS 6 pts
- TESTON 6 pts
- TINEAS 6 pts
- TISANE 6 pts
- TITANS 6 pts
- TITIAN 6 pts
5-letter words
99 words- ASHEN 8 pts
- ETHOS 8 pts
- HAETS 8 pts
- HAINT 8 pts
- HANSE 8 pts
- HANTS 8 pts
- HASTE 8 pts
- HATES 8 pts
- HEATS 8 pts
- HEIST 8 pts
- HENTS 8 pts
- HINTS 8 pts
- HOISE 8 pts
- HOIST 8 pts
- HONES 8 pts
- HOSEN 8 pts
- HOSTA 8 pts
- NEATH 8 pts
- OATHS 8 pts
- OHIAS 8 pts
- SAITH 8 pts
- SHENT 8 pts
- SHINE 8 pts
- SHITE 8 pts
- SHOAT 8 pts
- SHONE 8 pts
- SHOTE 8 pts
- SHOTT 8 pts
- SNATH 8 pts
- TENTH 8 pts
- TETHS 8 pts
- THANE 8 pts
- THEIN 8 pts
- THENS 8 pts
- THETA 8 pts
- THINE 8 pts
- THINS 8 pts
- THOSE 8 pts
- TITHE 8 pts
- AEONS 5 pts
- ANISE 5 pts
- ANTES 5 pts
- ANTIS 5 pts
- ATONE 5 pts
- ENTIA 5 pts
- EOSIN 5 pts
- ETNAS 5 pts
- INSET 5 pts
- INTIS 5 pts
- IOTAS 5 pts
- NATES 5 pts
- NATTO 5 pts
- NEATS 5 pts
- NEIST 5 pts
- NETTS 5 pts
- NISEI 5 pts
- NITES 5 pts
- NOISE 5 pts
- NOTES 5 pts
- OATEN 5 pts
- ONSET 5 pts
- OSTIA 5 pts
- SAINT 5 pts
- SANTO 5 pts
- SATIN 5 pts
- SENTI 5 pts
- SETON 5 pts
- STAIN 5 pts
- STANE 5 pts
- STATE 5 pts
- STEIN 5 pts
- STENO 5 pts
- STENT 5 pts
- STINT 5 pts
- STOAE 5 pts
- STOAI 5 pts
- STOAT 5 pts
- STONE 5 pts
- TAINS 5 pts
- TAINT 5 pts
- TANTO 5 pts
- TASTE 5 pts
- TATES 5 pts
- TEATS 5 pts
- TEINS 5 pts
- TENIA 5 pts
- TENTS 5 pts
- TESTA 5 pts
- TIANS 5 pts
- TINEA 5 pts
- TINES 5 pts
- TINTS 5 pts
- TITAN 5 pts
- TITIS 5 pts
- TOAST 5 pts
- TOEAS 5 pts
- TOITS 5 pts
- TONES 5 pts
- TOTES 5 pts
4-letter words
34 words- AHIS 7 pts
- EATH 7 pts
- ETHS 7 pts
- HAEN 7 pts
- HAES 7 pts
- HAET 7 pts
- HANT 7 pts
- HAOS 7 pts
- HAST 7 pts
- HATE 7 pts
- HATS 7 pts
- HEAT 7 pts
- HENS 7 pts
- HENT 7 pts
- HEST 7 pts
- HETS 7 pts
- HIES 7 pts
- HINS 7 pts
- HINT 7 pts
- HISN 7 pts
- AEON 4 pts
- AINS 4 pts
- AITS 4 pts
- ANES 4 pts
- ANIS 4 pts
- ANTE 4 pts
- ANTI 4 pts
- ANTS 4 pts
- ATES 4 pts
- EAST 4 pts
- EATS 4 pts
- EONS 4 pts
- ETAS 4 pts
- ETNA 4 pts
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