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hesitancy

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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈhɛzɪtənsi/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(hez′i tən sē)

Inflections of 'hesitancy' (n): npl: hesitancies

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
hes•i•tan•cy  (hez′i tən sē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -cies. 
  1. hesitation;
    indecision or disinclination.
Also, hes′i•tance. 
  • Latin haesitantia. See hesitant, -ancy
  • 1610–20

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
hes•i•tant /ˈhɛzɪtənt/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. tending to hesitate;
    undecided or doubtful;
    uncertain:a hesitant manner.
hes•i•tan•cy, n. [uncountable]
hes•i•tant•ly, adv. See -hes-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
hes•i•tant  (hez′i tənt),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. hesitating;
    undecided, doubtful, or disinclined.
  2. lacking readiness of speech.
  • Latin haesitant- (stem of haesitāns), present participle of haesitāre to falter, hesitate, equivalent. to haes(us), past participle of haerēre to stick, hold fast + -it- frequentative suffix + -ant- -ant
  • 1640–50
hes′i•tant•ly, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
hesitant /ˈhɛzɪtənt/ adj
  1. wavering, hesitating, or irresolute
ˈhesitance, ˈhesitancy n ˈhesitantly adv
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