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hesitancy

hes·i·tan·cy
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [hez-i-tuh n-see]
    • /ˈhɛz ɪ tən si/
    • /ˈhez.ɪ.tənt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hez-i-tuh n-see]
    • /ˈhɛz ɪ tən si/

Definitions of hesitancy word

  • noun plural hesitancy hesitation; indecision or disinclination. 1
  • noun hesitancy The quality or state of being hesitant. 1
  • noun hesitancy indecision, reluctance to act 1
  • noun hesitancy hesitation or indecision; doubt 0
  • noun hesitancy A pausing or halting before beginning a task, often as a result of some fear or uncertainty about the outcome. 0
See all 5 definitions of hesitancy

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Origin of hesitancy

First appearance:

before 1610
One of the 40% oldest English words
From the Latin word haesitantia, dating back to 1610-20. See hesitant, -ancy

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Parts of speech for Hesitancy

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Hesitancy

hesitancy popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for hesitancy

noun hesitancy

  • skepticism — skeptical attitude or temper; doubt.
  • reluctance — unwillingness; disinclination: reluctance to speak in public.
  • indecision — inability to decide.
  • uncertainty — the state of being uncertain; doubt; hesitancy: His uncertainty gave impetus to his inquiry.
  • irresolution — lack of resolution; lack of decision or purpose; vacillation.
All 19 Synonyms of hesitancy

Antonyms for hesitancy

noun hesitancy

  • decisiveness — having the power or quality of deciding; putting an end to controversy; crucial or most important: Your argument was the decisive one.
Just one Antonym for hesitancy

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  • hesitation

    the act of hesitating; a delay due to uncertainty of mind or fear: His hesitation cost him the championship.

  • mood

    Grammar. a set of categories for which the verb is inflected in many languages, and that is typically used to indicate the syntactic relation of the clause in which the verb occurs to other clauses in the sentence, or the attitude of the speaker toward what he or she is saying, as certainty or uncertainty, wish or command, emphasis or hesitancy. a set of syntactic devices in some languages that is similar to this set in function or meaning, involving the use of auxiliary words, as can, may, might. any of the categories of these sets: the Latin indicative, imperative, and subjunctive moods.
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