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hes·i·ta·tion
\ˌhezəˈtāshən sometimes ˌhesə-\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Latin haesitation-, haesitatio, from haesitatus + -ion-, -io -ion
1. : the act or action of hesitating (as by holding back, pausing, or faltering)
< hesitation before decisions >
< hesitation in accepting an offer >
2. : a faltering in speech : stammering
3. also hesitation waltz : a waltz in which the dancers intersperse at pleasure a gliding movement; also : the gliding movement in such a waltz |