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单词 hesitance
释义

hesitance

noun

hes·​i·​tance ˈhe-zə-tən(t)s How to pronounce hesitance (audio)
: hesitancy

Synonyms

  • disinclination
  • hesitancy
  • reluctance
  • reticence
  • unwillingness
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Example Sentences

sales figures for the month were up, as consumers began to overcome their hesitance about purchasing big-ticket items she mistook my hesitance to mean I didn't like her poem, but I was trying to come up with appropriate words of praise
Recent Examples on the Web Considine perfectly captures the compassion, jealousy and hesitance of a character whose actual and perceived weaknesses underlie every move of the plot. New York Times, 19 Aug. 2022 Those complicating factors and the CFO’s hesitance on proceeds timing suggest a steep path ahead. Noah Barsky, Forbes, 10 Aug. 2022 That didn’t appear to be the case just weeks ago, when the latest hesitance from West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin ripped open yet another round of Democratic recriminations. Ben Kamisar, NBC News, 8 Aug. 2022 The best way to quash that hesitance is to practice solving. New York Times, 26 June 2022 But in that moment my need for a spicy sour dilly crunch greatly overpowered any hesitance. Shani Hillian, Bon Appétit, 23 June 2022 There is still a lot of hesitance among certain players to getting vaccines, but the source noted that the 65 percent is higher than the national numbers for Americans ages 18-24 (48 percent) and ages 25-39 (50 percent). BostonGlobe.com, 21 June 2021 On policing, Bowser maintained her push for a larger police force while Robert White and Trayon White maintained their hesitance to hire more officers instead of diverting funds to non-police alternatives. Washington Post, 5 May 2022 The White House’s hesitance on the issue represents the latest fracture within the Democratic party, which Biden has failed to unite around his ambitious economic agenda. Nancy Cook, BostonGlobe.com, 12 May 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1601, in the meaning defined above

hesitance

noun

1
as in reluctance
a lack of willingness or desire to do or accept something sales figures for the month were up, as consumers began to overcome their hesitance about purchasing big-ticket items

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • reluctance
  • hesitancy
  • doubt
  • reticence
  • unwillingness
  • hesitation
  • skepticism
  • disinclination
  • suspicion
  • indecision
  • uncertainty
  • vacillation
  • wavering
  • irresolution
  • distrust
  • faltering
  • mistrust
  • staggering
  • wobbling
  • incertitude
  • misdoubt
  • fence-sitting
  • misgiving
  • wabbling
  • shilly-shallying
  • uncertainness
  • mistrustfulness
  • distrustfulness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • willingness
  • inclination
  • conviction
  • certainty
  • assurance
  • surety
  • assuredness
  • certitude
  • sureness
  • positiveness
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2
as in hesitation
a state or an instance of temporary inaction because of uncertainty about the right course of action she mistook my hesitance to mean I didn't like her poem, but I was trying to come up with appropriate words of praise

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • hesitation
  • hesitancy
  • pause
  • delay
  • indecision
  • vacillation
  • uncertainty
  • wavering
  • irresolution
  • faltering
  • reluctance
  • deliberation
  • wobbling
  • doubt
  • waiting
  • fence-sitting
  • wabbling
  • shilly-shallying
  • shilly-shally
  • unwillingness
  • procrastination
  • consideration
  • indecisiveness
  • debate
  • second thought
  • timidity
  • misgiving
  • hawing
  • incertitude
  • avoidance
  • indetermination
  • disinclination
  • timidness
  • indisposition
  • equivocation
  • shyness
  • faintheartedness
  • uncertainness
  • arrière-pensée
  • aversion

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • determination
  • confidence
  • certainty
  • resolution
  • eagerness
  • certitude
  • firmness
  • readiness
  • decisiveness
  • sureness
  • alacrity
  • resoluteness
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