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Hesitancy Moderate

Hesitancy has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a feeling of diffidence and indecision about doing something

2

a certain degree of unwillingness

"a reluctance to commit himself"

"his hesitancy revealed his basic indisposition"

"after some hesitation he agreed"

3

A pausing or halting before beginning a task, often as a result of some fear or uncertainty about the outcome.

Example Sentences
"a reluctance to commit himself" noun
"his hesitancy revealed his basic indisposition" noun
"after some hesitation he agreed" noun
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
diffidence unwillingness
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
sloth
Rhyming Words
ency incy ancy fancy nancy zincy mancy mincy noncy dancy duncy poncy yancy cincy trancy pouncy rouncy egency dauncy anancy
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