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hesitation

/ˌhezɪˈteɪʃən/

/ˌhɛzɪˈteɪʃən/

hesitationnoun

hesitations

Translations

Her hesitation was noticeable when she was asked to speak.

Её колебание было заметно, когда её попросили выступить.

His hesitation to make a decision cost the company a lot of money.

Его нерешительность в принятии решения стоила компании много денег.

There was a moment of hesitation before he answered the question.

Было мгновение замешательства, прежде чем он ответил на вопрос.

Definitions

The action of pausing or delaying before saying or doing something, often due to uncertainty or reluctance.

Her hesitation before answering the question was noticeable.

A state of doubt or indecision.

There was a moment of hesitation before he agreed to the proposal.

An utterance, pause, or other vocalisation indicating doubt or uncertainty, such as "um" or "uh".

The speaker's hesitations made the presentation hard to follow.

Synonyms

Antonyms

hesitationadjective

more hesitation

Comp.

most hesitation

Super.

/ˌhezɪˈteɪʃən/

/ˌhɛzɪˈteɪʃən/

Used attributively before a noun, e.g., "hesitation noises", "hesitation marks".

Definitions

Attributive; relating to or denoting hesitation, especially pauses or marks that signal uncertainty or reluctance.

The audio engineer filtered out the hesitation noise from the recording.