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n. The act or an instance of hesitating.

n. The state of being hesitant.

n. A pause or faltering in speech.

n. An act of hesitating; suspension of opinion or action; doubt; vacillation.

n. A faltering in speech; stammering.

n. The act of hesitating; suspension of opinion or action; doubt; vacillation.

n. A faltering in speech; stammering.

n. The act of hesitating; a pausing or delay in determining or acting; suspension of judgment or decision from uncertainty of mind; a state of doubt.

n. An irregular involuntary pausing in speech; awkward or embarrassed interruption of speech; stammering.

n. Synonyms Hesitation, Hesitancy; wavering, suspense, uncertainty, doubt, vacillation; faltering. Hesitation is perhaps more often used for the act of hesitating, hesitancy generally for the spirit, character, or frame of mind. Hesitation is more common.

n. indecision in speech or action

n. a certain degree of unwillingness

n. the act of pausing uncertainly

"So, I'm not sure if my hesitation is as a comparison or, simply that I didn't think as highly of it."

irresolution    indecision    indecisiveness    pause   

falter   

hesitate   

doubt    vacillation    stammering   

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embarrassment    reluctance    uneasiness    uncertainty    shyness    timidity    hesitancy    indecision    nervousness    awkwardness