hesitancy
pronunciation
How to pronounce hesitancy in British English:
UK [ˈhezɪtənsi]
How to pronounce hesitancy in American English:
US [ˈhɛzɪtənsi]
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- Noun:
- a feeling of diffidence about doing something
- a certain degree of unwillingness
Word Origin
- hesitancy (n.)
- 1610s, from Latin haesitantia "action of stammering," from haesitantem (nominative haesitans) "stammering," present participle of haesitare (see hesitation).
Example
- 1. Fuzzy thinking leads to hesitancy in acting .
- 2. Its hesitancy may reflect the political clout of the state-owned banks .
- 3. They have tracked the hesitancy that accompanied the greek and irish bail-outs and the caveats being attached by berlin to future rescues .
- 4. This hesitancy is part of china 's broader reluctance to accept a global rules-based system whether this means laws to combat climate change or treaties governing shared rivers .
- 5. I got to the foot of the stage , but there seemed to be some sort of strange hesitancy .