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Hesitance

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The act or state of hesitating.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

日本語はばかり
العربيةالتردّد
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Češtinaváhavost

Examples

“His hesitance was caused by bad past experiences.”
“[…] Then California, resting the rifle / On the top rail, without doubting, without hesitance, / Aimed for the leaping body of the dog, and when it stood, fired.”
“No matter⟳ how much one denies it, there is always some hesitance when shooting an intimate scene. But an actor needs to shed⟳ inhibitions to look⟳ convincing.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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