hesitance

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Etymology

From Latin haesitantia.[1]

Noun

hesitance (countable and uncountable, plural hesitances)

  1. The act or state of hesitating.
    Synonym: hesitation
    His hesitance was caused by bad past experiences.
    • 1925, Robinson Jeffers, “Roan Stallion”, in The Selected Poetry of Robinson Jeffers‎, New York: Random House, published 1937, page 156:
      […] Then California, resting the rifle / On the top rail, without doubting, without hesitance, / Aimed for the leaping body of the dog, and when it stood, fired.
    • 2016 May 6, Times of India:
      No matter how much one denies it, there is always some hesitance when shooting an intimate scene. But an actor needs to shed inhibitions to look convincing.

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References

  1. ^ “hesitance, n.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

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