Hesitation

Noun CEFR B2

hɛzɪˈteɪʃən

Definitions

An act of hesitating
countable, uncountable
Doubt; vacillation.
countable, uncountable
A faltering in speech; stammering.
countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Españoldudas hesitación titubeovacilación

Françaishésitation

DeutschZögerlichkeit zögern

26 more languages

العربيةالتردّد

Azərbaycan dilitərəddüd

Bosanskidvoumica двоумица

Catalàhesitació vacil·lació

Češtinaokolky váhání zaváhání

Ελληνικάαμφιταλάντευση δισταγμός

Suomiarastelu emmintä empiminenepäröinti häikäily takeltelu

Gàidhligag sgogarsaich sòradhteagamh

हिन्दीझिझक ठिठक संकोचहिचक

Hrvatskidvoumica двоумица

Italianoesitazione

日本語さらりためらいよどみ右顧左眄尻込み忌憚臆面踌躊躇躊躇い迷い逡巡難色

한국어주저

Latinaaestus cunctamen cū̆nctātiōdubitatio fluctuatio haesitatio

LëtzebuergeschZécken

Nederlandsaarzeling

Polskihezytacja niezdecydowanie wahanie

Portuguêshesitação

Românăezitare șovăială

Русскийнерешительность

Српскиdvoumica двоумица

Svenskatvekan tveksamhet

தமிழ்தடுமாற்றம்தயக்கம்

Türkçeduraksama imtina tereddüt

Examples

“She carried out the order ⟳ without hesitation.”

CEFR level

B2

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

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See also

hesitation form hesitation mark hesitation marker hesitation wound Hesitations hesitativeness

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