hesitancy

2 definitions found

hesitancy - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Hesitancy \Hes"i*tan*cy\, n. [L. haesitantia a stammering.]
     1. The act of hesitating, or pausing to consider; slowness in
        deciding; vacillation; also, the manner of one who
        hesitates.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A stammering; a faltering in speech.
        [1913 Webster]

hesitancy - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  hesitancy
      n 1: a feeling of diffidence and indecision about doing
           something [syn: hesitance, hesitancy]
      2: a certain degree of unwillingness; "a reluctance to commit
         himself"; "his hesitancy revealed his basic indisposition";
         "after some hesitation he agreed" [syn: reluctance,
         hesitancy, hesitation, disinclination, indisposition]