English Explanatory Dictionary

hesitancy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A pausing or halting before beginning a task, often as a result of some fear or uncertainty about the outcome.

Word forms

hesitancy hesitancies hæsitancy hesitance

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 Latin haesitāns Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin haesitantiabor. English hesitancy From Latin haesitantia. By surface analysis, hesitant + -cy.

Synonyms

hesitation

Derived words

vaccine hesitancy
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