hesitation

Definition of Hesitation in English :

1. hesitation, vacillation, wavering

indecision in speech or action

a certain degree of unwillingness

Example Sentences:
'a reluctance to commit himself'
'his hesitancy revealed his basic indisposition'
'after some hesitation he agreed'

3. falter, faltering, hesitation, waver

the act of pausing uncertainly

Example Sentences:
'there was a hesitation in his speech'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Hesitation

noun

a hesitating or feeling hesitant

; specif.,

a.

uncertainty; indecision

b.

reluctance

c.

the act of groping for words; halting speech

d.

a pausing or delaying

n.

1. The act or an instance of hesitating.

2. The state of being hesitant.

3. A pause or faltering in speech.