hesitation

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
13
Words With Friends
13
Letters
10
Pronunciation
/hɛzɪˈteɪʃən/(UK)

Definition of hesitation

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)An act of hesitating
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)An act of hesitating
  2. (countable, uncountable)Doubt; vacillation.
    “She carried out the order without hesitation.”
  3. (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.

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