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hesitancy

DEFINITIONS OF: hesitancy

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n a feeling of diffidence and indecision about doing something

Synonyms:
hesitance
Type of:
diffidence, self-distrust, self-doubt
lack of self-confidence

n a certain degree of unwillingness

“his hesitancy revealed his basic indisposition”
Synonyms:
disinclination, hesitation, indisposition, reluctance
Types:
sloth, slothfulness
a disinclination to work or exert yourself
Type of:
involuntariness, unwillingness
the trait of being unwilling
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