HESITANCE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does hesitance mean? 

• HESITANCE (noun)
  The noun HESITANCE has 1 sense:

1. a feeling of diffidence and indecision about doing something

  Familiarity information: HESITANCE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HESITANCE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A feeling of diffidence and indecision about doing something

Classified under:

Nouns denoting feelings and emotions

Synonyms:

hesitance; hesitancy

Hypernyms ("hesitance" is a kind of...):

diffidence; self-distrust; self-doubt (lack of self-confidence)

Derivation:

hesitant (lacking decisiveness of character; unable to act or decide quickly or firmly)