English Explanatory Dictionary

hesitation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An act of hesitating
  2. Doubt; vacillation.
  3. A faltering in speech; stammering.

Pronunciation

/hɛzɪˈteɪʃən/ En-us-hesitation.ogg

Word forms

hesitation hesitations hæsitation

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 *-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.

Synonyms

hesitance hesitancy hold-up cunctation irresolution wavering

Related words

hesitate

Derived words

hesitational hesitation form hesitation mark hesitation marker hesitation wound
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